THIS ISSUE
The balance sheet is important but humans & justice come first, says Geoffrey Bindman
Eleanor Moodey reflects on the status & standing of international families post-Brexit
Jonathan Fisher QC & Anita Clifford put the new arrangements for money laundering under the spotlight
Evicting anti-social tenants: hope in Dante’s inferno? Nicholas Dobson
Where coercion meets care: Keith Wilding discusses the benefits of tribunal hearings in the mental health context
In a special NLJ report, Michael Zander reflects on public concern about the use & governance of facial images
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
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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