THIS ISSUE
William Redgrave investigates the concept of shopping centre justice
Mike Willis and Glenn Campbell review US and UK approaches to summary judgments
Goodman was a role model with feet of clay, says Geoffrey Bindman
In brief
Employees should be wary of storing too much personal information on work computers, says Navdeep Gill
In brief
Cripps v Trustee Solutions Ltd and others [2007] EWCA Civ 771, [2007] All ER (D) 416 (Jul)
The new code of conduct requires a formal contractual approach, not woolly marketing-speak, says Richard Harrison
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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