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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7664

07 August 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Sinclair and others [2015] EWCA Civ 774, [2015] All ER (D) 273 (Jul)

R (on the application of Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Just for Kids Law intervening) [2015] UKSC 57, [2015] All ER (D) 304 (Jul)

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Tolley (deceased, acting by her personal representatives) [2015] UKSC 55, [2015] All ER (D) 310 (Jul)

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

R v R [2015] EWCA Civ 796, [2015] All ER (D) 259 (Jul)

 

Woolway v Mazars [2015] UKSC 53, [2015] All ER (D) 309 (Jul)

Serious Fraud Office v Saleh [2015] EWHC 2119 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 291 (Jul)

R (on the application of C) v Northumberland County Council [2015] EWHC 2134 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 244 (Jul)

Marry in haste (sign a post-nup) & repent at leisure, says Margaret Hatwood

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska return with a wills & probate update

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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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