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Simon Duncan issues a warning to parties involved in financial transactions following the Napier Park ruling

Are the courts returning to a more traditional approach to the construction of contracts, asks Benjamin Pilling QC

What is the impact of the good faith doctrine on commercial contracts, asks Dov Ohrenstein

Simon Duncan surveys the unusual approaches taken towards swaps mis-selling claims

Andrew Stephenson provides an update on the effective service of proceedings in Anglo-Russian litigation

Or at least the so-called “illegality defence” will not protect rogue directors, explains Richard Highley

Thomas Spencer suggests an elegant but overlooked approach for lifting the corporate veil

Tim Smith illustrates the growing urgency for businesses to develop a plan in the event of cyber attacks

Peter Vaines …& George Osborne get serious about tax evasion

Recent cases provide clarity but consumers lose out on agency provisions, say Jonathan Butters & Kevin Durkin

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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