THIS ISSUE
Stephan M Ebner & Susanne Leone look at the impact of Brexit on business from a German perspective
Athelstane Aamodt pays tribute to the elegant judgments of Lord Millett
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced the extension of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) for a further year.
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has backed a law firm’s claim the government used overly simplified data in its submissions to the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL).
Lawyers have welcomed the UK-Australia trade deal but warned ‘practical barriers’ still exist.
Hardwicke Chambers is changing its name to Gatehouse Chambers, due to its namesake’s historic links with slavery.
An extra 750 courtrooms have been equipped to hold video-enabled hearings since the start of the pandemic, according to a HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) blog.
CILEX Law School has been formally approved to deliver the new CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ).
A two-week rapid consultation on remote, hybrid and in-person hearings in the family justice system and Court of Protection has been launched by Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division.
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
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
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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