THIS ISSUE
News in brief
Michael Nash is heartened by the proposed cross-fertilisation of Anglo & French legal systems
Chris Lethem looks at the effect of new cost capping rules
Coventry City Council v Nicholls [2009] All ER (D) 15 (Mar) (EAT)
What options are left for parties faced with a breach of an arbitration agreement in Europe? ask Patrick Boylan & Jacqueline Chaplin
News in brief
Dr Russell Richardson considers when knowledge is in the public interest
News in brief
Jonathan Cohen reviews two cases which emphasise the duty to share knowledge and compensation
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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