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The courts have provided welcome clarity on enforcing foreign judgments in English insolvency proceedings: Lauren Pardoe & Camilla Pratt outline the opportunities & challenges
Property and other immovables in England and Wales are protected from the reach of foreign judicial decisions, the Supreme Court has confirmed.
Iain Young discusses the emerging legal landscape of digital assets in England & Scotland

NLJ serves up a double helping of crypto this week. First, Andrew Bird KC takes a detailed look at the powers to freeze and destroy digital assets. Next up, Iain Young covers the legal landscape of crypto in Scotland & England

A fresh start: Max Marenbon & Anneliese Mondschein praise the court’s increasingly modern approach to interpreting statutory bankruptcy powers
With growing numbers of crypto disputes hitting the courts in the Caribbean, Grant Carroll examines the latest power to be added to a liquidator’s arsenal
The courts in the Cayman Islands have shown a willingness to explore the link between insolvency & trust law in resolving novel issues: Christopher Levers & Jordan Constable analyse a recent example
When bringing Insolvency Act claims, it pays to pick your battles, write Serle Court barristers and seasoned strategists Daniel Lightman KC & Charlotte Beynon.
Daniel Lightman KC & Charlotte Beynon recommend a rigorous approach when bringing Insolvency Act claims
BTI v Sequana: Nicholas Dobson considers the limit of directors’ duties to company creditors
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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