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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7652

15 May 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

The law surrounding illegal conduct & trusts is in a muddle, says Steve Evans

Reynolds v CLFIS (UK) Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 439, [2015] All ER (D) 20 (May)

Novartis AG and others v Focus pharmaceuticals Ltd and others; Novartis AG and others v Teva UK Ltd [2015] EWHC 1068 (Pat), [2015] All ER (D) 233 (Apr)

The legal profession has been reluctant to embrace alternative fee arrangements. In this two-part series Ben Summerfield & Kirsty O’Connor explore why

Skype Ultd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) T-184/13 , [2015] All ER (D) 29 (May)

Daniel Goodkin examines the pitfalls surrounding valuers’ negligence

Christopher Butler & Harriet Errington examine the court’s discretion to exclude media representatives from family proceedings

Charles Pigott observes a divide in the Supreme Court over reasonableness of a contractual decision

R (on the application of Whapples) v Birmingham Crosscity Clinical Commissioning Group [2015] EWCA Civ 435, [2015] All ER (D) 245 (Apr)

Breyer Group plc and others v Department of Energy and Climate Change [2015] EWCA Civ 408, [2015] All ER (D) 03 (May)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

NEWS
The legal profession’s claim to be a ‘guardian of fairness’ is under scrutiny after stark findings on gender imbalance and opaque progression. Writing in NLJ this week, Joshua Purser of No5 Barristers’ Chambers and Govindi Deerasinghe of Global 50/50 warn that leadership remains dominated by a narrow elite, with men holding 71% of top court roles
A legal challenge to police disclosure rules has failed, reinforcing a push for transparency in policing. In NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth examines a case where the Metropolitan Police required officers to declare membership of groups like the Freemasons
Bereavement leave is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Writing in NLJ this week, Robert Hargreaves of York St John University explains how the Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a day-one right to leave for a wider range of losses, alongside new provisions for pregnancy loss and bereaved partners
Courts are beginning to grapple with whether AI-generated material is legally privileged—and the answers are mixed. In this week's issue of NLJ, Stacie Bourton, Tom Whittaker & Beata Kolodziej of Burges Salmon examine US rulings showing how easily privilege can be lost
New guidance seeks to bring order to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Minesh Tanna and David Bridge of Simmons & Simmons set out a framework stressing ‘transparency’, ‘explainability’ and ‘reliability’
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