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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7734

17 February 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

How can the court protect a child’s welfare when faced with clashing world views, asks Jon Herring

R (on the application of Akarcay) v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police [2017] EWHC 159 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 45 (Feb)

Beware the length of the judge’s foot in cases involving reasonable adjustments to services, warns Spencer Keen

Re an application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review [2017] UKSC 8, [2017] All ER (D) 74 (Feb)

Briers v Briers [2017] EWCA Civ 15, [2017] All ER (D) 78 (Feb)

Michelle Barron highlights the top eight costs mistakes law firms make, with suggested remedies

A firm that invests in its brand will reap the rewards, says Dominic Zammit

Is there a judge’s jurisdictional problem, asks Alec Samuels

Silver Dry Bulk Company Ltd v Homer Hulbert Maritime Company Ltd [2017] EWHC 44 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 39 (Feb)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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