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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7756

27 July 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

The new president wants to raise the profile of the CILEx route to qualification

​Can you afford to become an independent solicitor? Can you afford not to? Two consultants at virtual firm Scott-Moncrieff & two career experts share their experiences

Kristina Oliver explains how in-house marketers can add value to law firms & the bottom line

Roderick Ramage reworks William Shakespeare in bite-size format

Yukos Finance BV and others v Lynch and others [2017] EWHC 1812 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 147 (Jul)

Abercrombie & Fitch Italia Srl v Bordonaro C-143/16 , [2017] All ER (D) 161 (Jul)

Shaw (personal representative of the estate of Ewan (deceased)) v Kovac and another [2017] EWCA Civ 1028, [2017] All ER (D) 139 (Jul)

Medsted Associates Ltd v Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) Ltd [2017] EWHC 1815 (Comm) , [2017] EWHC 1815 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 151 (Jul)

Re Lemos; Leeds and another (in their capacity as the joint trustees in bankruptcy of the estate of Lemos) v Lemos and others [2017] EWHC 1825 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 157 (Jul)

Co-Operative Bank plc v Hayes Freehold Ltd (in liquidation) and others; Deutsche Bank AG v Sentrum (Hayes) Ltd (in liquidation) and another [2017] EWHC 1820 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 141 (Jul)

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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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