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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7714

15 September 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Alec Samuels provides an update on expert witnesses providing concurrent evidence from the “hot-tub”

"I believe that this book is a must-have in the medico-legal field"

Bosworth and another v Arcadia Petroleum Ltd and others [2016] All ER (D) 25 (Sep), [2016] EWCA Civ 818 

R (on the application of Faraday Development Ltd) v West Berkshire Council [2016] EWHC 2166 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 18 (Sep)

Re B (a minor) (habitual residence) [2016] EWHC 2174 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 15 (Sep)

OMV Petrom SA v Glencore International AG [2016] EWCA Civ 778, [2016] All ER (D) 88 (Aug)

Taylor v Van Dutch Marine Holding Ltd and others [2016] EWHC 2201 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 14 (Sep)

EE Ltd v Office of Communications [2016] EWHC 2134 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 19 (Sep)

Re Bishop; Golstein v Bishop and another [2016] EWHC 2187 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 27 (Sep)

R (on the application of Flint and another) v South Gloucestershire Council [2016] EWHC 2180 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 13 (Sep)

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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
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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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