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Issue: Vol 173, Issue 8052

08 December 2023
IN THIS ISSUE
Felicity Potter & Helen Rainford compare & contrast different approaches to tackling the challenges of AI
How might the Serious Fraud Office have fared in a prosecution like that of Sam Bankman-Fried, currently ongoing in the US? 
Regulating legal services is a tricky game, as John Gould, senior partner, Russell-Cooke, writes in this week’s NLJ
Employment law brief looks at the Deliveroo case, partnership versus employment and loss of the right to claim constructive dismissal, in this week’s NLJ
Judges do not necessarily go easy on litigants in person, Stephen Gerlis, retired district judge and recorder, writes in this week’s NLJ
The long-running divorce case, Potanina v Potanin, involving one of Russia’s richest families, has recently been heard by the UK Supreme Court
The Ministry of Justice has launched an investigation into the whiplash portal backlog, after MPs raised concerns
Solicitors will not be asked to make additional contributions to the Compensation Fund to make up for losses due to the collapse of law firms Axiom Ince, Metamorph and Kingly, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed last week
A trial judge cannot decide a claimant has not proved their case in proceedings where the claimant’s expert witness was not cross-examined, the Court of Appeal has clarified
Eleven Deputy High Court judges have been appointed for a six-year term by Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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