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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7734

17 February 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Sharp v Leeds City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 33, [2017] All ER (D) 41 (Feb)

Politics & the law were kept well apart in the Supreme Court’s erudite judgment in Miller, as Richard Wilson QC explains

Roger Smith explores the ramifications of innovation & technology on the legal sector

Khrapunov v JSC BTA Bank; JSC BTA Bank v Khrapunov [2017] EWCA Civ 40, [2017] All ER (D) 42 (Feb)

Re Hayward (deceased) Kunicki and another v Hayward [2016] EWHC 3199 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 126 (Dec)

Korcala v Polish Judicial Authority [2017] EWHC 167 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 77 (Feb)

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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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