THIS ISSUE
Keith Wilding reflects on the steps needed to bring about an ‘enduring legacy of mental health support’
Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry & Bryden Dalitz consider recent developments on legal professional privilege
Simon Parsons shares a brief history of the interpretation & use of Wednesbury unreasonableness
Can digital systems benefit suspects in the police station? Michael Zander considers some of the legal issues
Where do today’s professional paralegals stand when it comes to legal professional privilege? Amanda Hamilton & Jane Robson report
Opening up the senior judiciary to chartered legal executives is key to tackling its diversity problem, says Simon Garrod
Bar chief warns against ‘snap decisions’ to curb judicial review
Law firm DAC Beachcroft has launched two digital products from its Innovations Lab for clients with insurance claims
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
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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