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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7476

27 July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Halsbury's Law Exchange blogger Simon Hetherington reports on the inspection of Tinsley House immigration centre

Jon Robins investigates the latest challenges to hit clinical negligence lawyers

Dominic Regan wades into the debate over referral fees

Stephen Hockman QC returns to the controversy of privacy, parliament & the courts

Ian Smith enters into the tussle between employment law & human rights

Mariko Wilson & Kim Beatson examine financial relief following marital breakdown in an overseas jurisdiction

Rehana Azib reviews recent developments in personal injury claims

Elizabeth Cooke & Colin Oakley shed some light on the Law Commission’s project on appurtenant rights

When does the First-tier Tribunal have a supervisory jurisdiction, ask Charles Brasted & Jamie Potter

Dr Ann Brady considers the role of mediation across the EU

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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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