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LEGAL AID CHANGES, CASE MANAGEMENT A SET BACK? SINS OF PARENTS REPORTED TO CHILDREN, ROAD TRAFFIC CASES UPDATE

Roger Smith muses on the conflict between divine and secular law.

George Wimpey UK Ltd v Tewkesbury Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 12, [2008] All ER (D) 177 (Jan)

Adrian Berry and Hina Majid unravel the UK Borders Act

Is blasphemous libel a dead letter? Neil Parpworth investigates

The law on suicide is out of kilter with modern society, says Richard Scorer

…and the cloud cuckoo land of legal nit-picking, by Geoffrey Bindman
 

Seamus Burns explores the legality of paired transplants

The chancellor’s U-turn on capital gains tax (CGT) has evoked mixed reactions from lawyers and account­ants, with many complaining that it will complicate the system.

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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
Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found
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
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