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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7504

08 March 2012

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Julian Chamberlayne describes how retrospective & discounted CFAs are treated by the court

There will soon be no hiding place for bloggers warn Graham Huntley & Charlie Clarke-Jervoise

Dominic Regan reports from the front line

Geoffrey Bindman QC regrets the prosecution of Judge Baltasar Garzón

Family law reform should be handled with care advises David Burrows

Mark Whitcombe unravels the rights of fixed share partners

The test governing the construction of documents is objective, note Joanna Bhatia & Malcolm Dowden

Khawar Qureshi QC reports on the recent leading cases involving public international law & the English courts

Michael Tringham reports on invalid, void & forged wills

Mark Warwick studies the requirements of a legitimate will

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Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

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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

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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

NLJ this week: AI privilege battles expose risks

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

NLJ this week: Experts warned—AI use must be transparent

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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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7504

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean