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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7785

16 March 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Kim Harrison discusses consent & the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in relation to child sexual exploitation

Debate over the ‘compensation culture’ should eschew the insults and focus on common areas of agreement, says Gary Beazleigh

Graeme Fraser discusses extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples

Steve Hynes discusses the root causes of a big rise in employment tribunal cases

John Gould explains why honesty & integrity are not the same

Ben Amunwa covers an international commercial dispute over unconscious bias

Charting the latest developments on the ‘road to Brexit’

Alan Sheeley & Emilie Jones review the role & scope of litigation privilege in internal investigations

The Director of Public Prosecution’s disclosure nightmare seems to be getting worse by the week. Jon Robins reviews the evidence

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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
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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