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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8075

14 June 2024
IN THIS ISSUE

The conviction of Michael Stone for the brutal murder of Dr Lin Russell and her daughter Megan is the subject of analysis by David Wolchover, Ridgeway Chambers, in this week’s NLJ

The case of Zedra overturned 40 years of ‘received wisdom’ that statutory limitation periods do not apply to unfair prejudice claims. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Stephen Burns, partner, and Katie Bewick, senior associate, at Charles Russell Speechlys, discuss the case and its implications

Remember that ‘the warehousing of a claim will get you into trouble’, writes former district judge Stephen Gold in this week’s NLJ

The question of whether Michaela Community School, a secular secondary free school in Wembley, west London, run by headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh, could lawfully prohibit pupils from performing prayer rituals on its premises recently came before the High Court. In this week’s NLJ, writer Nicholas Dobson looks at the legal issues and principles involved

Seven decades on, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 continues to keep the courts busy with cases on ‘previously unanswered questions’, particularly in the context of redevelopment. In this week’s NLJ, Edward Blakeney & Taylor Briggs, Falcon Chambers, cover recent case law on redevelopment of a landlord’s property, in connection with the 1954 Act

Simon Cohen gets to grips with digital assets and disputes, in this week’s NLJ. Cohen, partner at W Legal, highlights that the law of England and Wales is well-suited to this area of technology

Lexis+ AI, the artificial intelligence tool based on reliable legal content and designed specifically for lawyers, is now generally available for customers in the UK

Small claims cases in the county courts are taking more than a year (54 weeks on average) to go to trial—an increase of 30 weeks since 2010

The Bar Council and Law Society have published their pre-election wishlists for the next government, ahead of next month’s general election

‘Recent and repeated public attacks on the legal profession, as well as judges’ by politicians undermine trust in the justice system, Bar Council chair Sam Townend KC has warned

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

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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