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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7780

09 February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Spa justice; Charge queue; ‘Heridementary, my dear VO’; Post-judgment ‘lie’ discovery.

Think carefully before you provide a recommendation, says Alec Samuels

Alex Cisneros asks whether extending jurisdiction to missing people will overstretch the Court of Protection

Gerard Clarke surveys the recent Harlequin Caribbean timeshare case, which confirms the importance of contracting for protection

In this two-part series, Gavin Bennison considers the practicalities of obtaining injunctive relief against trespassers in County Court possession proceedings. This week—injunctions

Ian Smith takes some time out to get serious about the trajectory of pension litigation, unfair dismissal & injury to feelings damages

Jon Robins pays tribute to Sir Henry Brooke—a tireless & effective campaigner

Research reveals thousands of young people ‘at grave risk’

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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
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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