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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7639

06 February 2015
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Michael and others v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and another [2015] UKSC 2, [2015] All ER (D) 215 (Jan)

Brazier v News Group Newspapers Ltd; Leslie v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2015] EWHC 125 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 209 (Jan)

Blankley v Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust [2015] EWCA Civ 18, [2015] All ER (D) 207 (Jan)

Predicting the future: 2015 in commercial disputes, by Ian Gascoigne

“Amos has done well to compress the case law on the Act into 178 pages without omitting reference to all of the key cases”

President of Supreme Court calls for fixed costs

Law Society president criticises small-scale research behind “disastrous announcement”

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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
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
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

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

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
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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