THIS ISSUE
Rules of origin complicates trade after Brexit
2021 ‘big year’ for cryptocurrency regulation
Costs warning for the non-negotiators
‘Logical’ rules breached and replaced
Ever Given & beyond: Michael L Nash takes a voyage through the history of troubled ships at sea
Michael Zander QC reports on the George Floyd case, now nearing its end
Courts to get Ritzy; negotiate or else; tribunal rules amended; hold the stat demands!; mediation enticer; insolvency moves revealed.
HHJ Karen Walden-Smith examines the importance of restraint when raising allegations of fundamental dishonesty
Defining provenance post-Brexit: Paul Henty charts the often-painful experience of tackling rules of origin
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
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)
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
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