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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7654

29 May 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration); subnom Joint Administrators of LB Holdings Intermediate 2 Ltd (in administration) and others v Lomas and others [2015] EWCA Civ 485, [2015] All ER (D) 139 (May)

Brown v London Borough of Haringey [2015] EWCA Civ 483, [2015] All ER (D) 126 (May)

Dransfield v Information Commission and another; Craven v Information Commissioner and another [2015] EWCA Civ 454, [2015] All ER (D) 132 (May)

Members of the armed forces should have recourse to the courts, argues Richard Scorer

Haile v Waltham Forest London Borough [2015] UKSC 34, [2015] All ER (D) 173 (May)

Rhodes v OPO (by his litigation friend) and another [2015] UKSC 32, [2015] All ER (D) 177 (May)

Does lack of clarity in the legal aid scheme prevent access to justice, asks David Burrows

How has Lawrence v Fen Tigers Ltd been treated at first instance, asks Andrew Francis

Société Coopérative de Production SeaFrance S.A. v Competition and Markets Authority and another [2015] EWCA Civ 487, [2015] All ER (D) 146 (May)

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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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