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Unpopular but not unlawful. Nicholas Dobson gives the court’s verdict on the hike in child care court fees

Geoffrey Bindman pays tribute to a seditious scribbler and freedom fighter

Burns v Her Majesty’s Advocate [2008] UKPC 63, [2009] All ER (D) 47(Jan)

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Legislation news update

An overview of recent developments in environmental law, by Stephen Hockman QC

The “informational privacy” debate will run and run says Timothy Pitt–Payne

Roger Smith assesses civil justice reform at home and abroad
 

Seamus Burns discusses the grey areas of law and ethics surrounding donor consent

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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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