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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7789

20 April 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

In their third update on trial technology Michael Fletcher & Helen Pugh discuss the drivers for change

Caroline Bielanska provides a case study demonstrating how lasting powers of attorney apply where an elderly relative loses capacity

Geoffrey Bindman searches for a legal justification for the recent attack by the US, Britain & France on Syria

George Hepburne Scott considers how changes to the judiciary in Poland could affect Britain’s post-Brexit extradition relationship with the EU

Uncertainty remains regarding the impact of Brexit on London’s legal community, as Julian Acratopulo explains

Private prosecutions are taking off as a useful way to protect your brand & products, as Matt Bosworth explains

Patrick Wheeler & Mette Marie Sutton explain how increased data subject access rights could wreak havoc

Ian Smith celebrates an anniversary & is proof that quality never goes out of fashion

Cumulative effect of insurer’s tactic could run to many millions of pounds

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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
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)

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