THIS ISSUE
Ian Gascoigne looks to the Admiralty to scrutinise the role of court-appointed assessors
Employment awards up; Annulment discretion; Supreme 40% hike; Opponent’s costs budget relevant; Northampton troubles; Exceeding statement of value; Manchester defeats London; Company law reforms
How will law firms adapt to & exploit advances in AI? Jan Van Hoecke examines the evidence
Can the CMA compel overseas companies to provide information? Philip Gardner & Abbie Melvin explore the recent case law
Psychologist Dr Tanya Garrett explains the risks of exclusively remote cognitive functioning & capacity assessments
Discrimination in the workplace has been the focus of some notable cases recently. Ian Smith briefs us on four particularly thorny ones
Malcolm Bishop KC looks back on the UK’s role in shaping our European Convention rights
Vivien Davies, Galiya Martirosova & Krysteen Ormond ask: do we have all the guidance we need?
What is the meaning of ‘control’ in the context of international sanctions? Who exercises it? How do we interpret it?
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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