THIS ISSUE
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Mark Pawlowski looks at how law-related films can be useful in the legal classroom
Are expert witnesses getting paid? Mark Solon investigates
George Sim looks at the financial aspects of partners falling out
Ditching SJE principles; Fast tribunal listing in employment; Oral exam docs not for show; What the Judge ordered
Unleashing Britain’s potential? Neil Parpworth reports on the Government’s commitment to Serious Violence Reduction Orders
Working at home from abroad—what should employers, employees & their lawyers know? Juliet Carp identifies some of the legal pitfalls & offers some practical suggestions
Nicholas Dobson reports on ethical investments & the Local Government Pension Scheme
Paul Henty provides an update on Brexit negotiations with the possibility of a ‘no-deal’ scenario looming large
Criminal justice in a time of COVID-19: paralysis & prognosis explored by Mike McConville & Luke Marsh
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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