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Michael Zander asks, is President Trump above the law?

COVID-19 demands a longer transition & a clean EU referendum, say Amanda Robinson & David Wolchover
Neil Parpworth believes maiden speeches in the House of Commons in their current form are an extravagance which ought to come to an end
Geoffrey Bindman QC warns against attempts to alter longstanding constitutional arrangements & undermining the role & independence of the judiciary
What’s happening with Boris Johnson’s royal commission? Jon Robins investigates
Policy v principle: Dr Michael Arnheim puts the case for codification
Sixteen and 17-year-olds in Wales have been given the right to vote in Senedd (Welsh Assembly) elections
The Government’s legal programme does not answer the concerns of the profession’s leaders & may threaten judicial independence, says Geoffrey Bindman
The general election could spell the end for the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, lawyers say

An independent profession & judiciary are by no means a given in many parts of the world, says David Greene

 
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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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