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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7779

02 February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Nicholas Dobson considers what happened when a local authority fell short on its duties to cater for a vulnerable parent & disabled child

Peter Coe looks at Bãrbulescu v Romania in terms of monitoring versus privacy rights & the fast-approaching GDPR

Peter Coe looks at Bãrbulescu v Romania in terms of monitoring versus privacy rights & the fast-approaching GDPR

Brooke Lyne provides a master class in recent case law on estoppel by convention in residential service charge disputes

David Locke warns against the rush to abandon due process

Timeshare contracts can trap the unawares into lengthy commitments. David Partington presents some innovative means of escape

Rushed through Parliament for the Tour de France, the law on road closures for sporting events gives local people little opportunity to object, say Charles Auld & Kate Harrington

Transitional provisions on judicial pensions not proportionate

Pressure grows for Labour to back a soft Brexit

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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
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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