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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7604

02 May 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

New managing partner for Aylesbury-based solicitors

What is the way forward for swaps mis-selling litigation, asks Simon Duncan

Committee warns reforms may interfere with access to justice

Demand for dispute resolution centre in Cardiff

Richard Susskind to chair advisory group on role of online dispute resolution

NHS Trust sentenced after tragic death

SRA report broadly welcomed

Head of family court says divorce does not always need the input of judges

Partner wins contentious offshore lawyer award

Survey highlights law firms' struggle to access loans

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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

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

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
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