THIS ISSUE
Peter Robinson analyses the government’s extension of moratorium on eviction
Carin Hunt provides an update on the meaning of the tort jurisdiction gateway in light of one of the longest-running jurisdiction disputes in English personal injury law
Are you sitting comfortably? Ian Smith delves into three cases, including employment lawyers being advised not to indulge in fairy stories…
‘Reasonable belief as to boundary?’: Caroline Shea QC & Gavin Bennison report on adverse possession under the Land Registration Act 2002
In the public interest? Michael Zander considers the government’s Overseas Operations Bill
The right mental health initiatives can support your people & your firm’s bottom line, says Claire Williamson
The Bar Council has published three guides on race inequality at the Bar, as the legal profession marks Black History Month
Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse puts Anglican Church under the spotlight
Law chiefs troubled at PM’s attempt to ‘politicise’ lawyers
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
The ex-wife of a Russian billionaire has won her bid to bring her financial relief claim in London, in a unanimous Court of Appeal decision
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