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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7749

09 June 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

“ The book is written for lawyers & advisers but in such a way that anyone could find it useful”

Rita Leat charts the rise & rise of the fourth arm of the legal profession

In the cauldron of the modern legal market, is ‘Big Law’ still the strongest spell in town? Richard Burcher reports

Sahin’s fate marks a turning point in the tide of European law in this jurisdiction, says Nicholas Bevan

Clamping down on high-end money laundering should be top of the enforcement agenda, says Claire Shaw

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter examine a case which re-stated a number of important principles concerning the doctrine of vicarious liability

What guidance on special contribution, if any, has been given by the Court of Appeal in Work v Gray, asks Bethan Thomas

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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 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
The ex-wife of a Russian billionaire has won her bid to bring her financial relief claim in London, in a unanimous Court of Appeal decision
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