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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7708

22 July 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Claire Pennells & Masood Ahmed examine the application of CPR 44.2 in cases of group litigation

Canal and River Trust v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2016] EWHC 1547 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 48 (Jul)

Broadview Energy Developments Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2016] EWCA Civ 562, [2016] All ER (D) 46 (Jul)

Cartier International AG and others v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and others (The Open Rights Group intervening) [2016] EWCA Civ 658, [2016] All ER (D) 30 (Jul)

Amoena (UK) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] UKSC 41, [2016] All ER (D) 56 (Jul)

Matthew Channon & Lucy McCormick consider the challenges that driverless cars are posing for the insurance industry

Adrian Jack reports on the current consultation into civil appeal reform

Solicitors are strongly committed to continuing training, says Stephen Honey

Joanne Owers & Paul McFarlane on the spectre of a single employment court

Re X (A Child) (No 2) (reporting restriction orders: guidance) [2016] EWHC 1668 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 47 (Jul)

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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
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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