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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7302

03 January 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Peter Vaines suggests that the government turns over a new leaf

T v DPP [2007] EWHC 1793 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 133 (Jul)

R (Harrington) v Bromley Magistrates Court [2007] EWHC 2896 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 199 (Nov)

Family

Crown Court [2007] EWHC 2804 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 283 (Oct)

MasterCigars has ushered in a new costs regime. Virginia Rylatt explains why

The yo-yo provison of 50% remission for prisoners in Northern Ireland should be reconsidered, argues Rosemary Craig

Environment Agency v Rowan  [2008] IRLR 20, [2007] All ER (D) 22 (Nov)

R (on the application of Saber) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] UKHL 57, [2007] All ER (D) 169 (Dec)

Recent failures have exposed serious flaws in the prosecution's tactics in carousel fraud cases say John Binns and David Corker

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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
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
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
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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