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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7651

08 May 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Hemming (trading as Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) v Westminster City Council [2015] UKSC 25, [2015] All ER (D) 226 (Apr)

Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA sub nom Re Olympic Airlines SA [2015] UKSC 27, [2015] All ER (D) 224 (Apr)

Thomas Jervis salutes the landmark product liability ruling in Boston Scientific

R (on the application of ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2015] UKSC 28, [2015] All ER (D) 221 (Apr)

Karen O’Sullivan examines the level of anonymity afforded to a child or protected party

Neil Parpworth examines the impact of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013

Alexander Hill-Smith reviews the new regime for high-cost short-term lending

University and College Union v University of Stirling (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 26, [2015] All ER (D) 222 (Apr)

Aitken v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] EWHC 1079 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 180 (Apr)

Re Representation of the People Act 1983; Re Mayoral Election for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets held on 22 May 2014 sub nom Erlam and others v Rahman and another [2015] Lexis Citation 58, [2015] All ER (D) 197 (Apr)

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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 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
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