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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7526

09 August 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

How can a balance be struck between protecting investigative journalism & safeguarding the public, asks Iain Goldrein QC

David Burrows counts the costs in care proceedings

Ian Smith signs off for the summer with a whiff of controversy & a judicial blast

Lucinda Brown examines a charitable approach to litigation

Property contracts must be watertight, warns Siobhan Jones

Tim Spencer-Lane examines recent case law involving the community care responsibilities of local councils

Grey areas still exist at the boundaries of vicarious liability, notes Richard Scorer

Bill Gibson puts matters of interest under the spotlight in his special NLJ series on costs

Michael Cook confronts the ghost of hourly billing

Drysdale v Hedges [2012] All ER (D) 345 (Jul)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

NEWS
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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