THIS ISSUE
Is Dominic Raab’s project doomed? Michael Zander reports on criticism from across the legal spectrum
Amy Zuckerman reports on how lawyers can help their clients deal with the media
When to call a general election: a matter for the prime minister to decide (once again). Neil Parpworth reports on the new Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Andrew Francis provides a masterclass on how best to deploy an expert witness in a property dispute
Matthew Kay investigates the pros & cons of training home-based workers
Ravi Aswani & Valya Georgieva consider a quarter-century of the Arbitration Act 1996: where might it go from here?
Jon Robins laments the rise of politicians trying to look tough on crime
Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the benefits of prenatal paternity testing for legal proceedings, including when counsel might instruct this test, and how it’s performed at the DNA laboratory
An open & rigorous process for dealing with complaints of judicial misconduct is essential to maintaining public trust, says John Gould
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
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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