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London Legal Walk

10 June 2022
Issue: 7982 / Categories: Legal News
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It’s time to limber up and get ready for the London Legal Walk, due to take place on 28 June
Please note the deadline for entries is 22 June. More than 100,000 walkers, including hundreds of teams, take part each year, including Supreme Court Justices, City lawyers, clerks, paralegals, QCs, law firm partners, court staff and anyone who is connected in some way with the law. There are three 10km routes available, including one that is fully wheelchair accessible. Entrants must pledge to raise a minimum of £20. All funds go to legal advice charities. To find out more, visit londonlegalsupporttrust.org.uk or register here.
Issue: 7982 / Categories: Legal News
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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
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
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

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

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