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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7437

14 October 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

British Broadcasting Corporation v HarperCollins Ltd and others [2010] EWHC 2424 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 08 (Oct)

Nicholas Dobson reports on the world of clerks & tribunals

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Moorbury Ltd [2010] All ER (D) 55 (Oct)

BBGP Managing General Partner Ltd and others v Babcock & Brown Global partners [2010] EWHC 2176 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 42 (Oct)

Michael Tringham reports on recent disputes & troubles

Gregory Hunt provides a guide to resolving cross border consumer disputes

AMM v HXW [2010] EWHC 2457 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 48 (Oct)

Paul Hewitt, Paola Fudakowska & Adam Cloherty report on charitable gifts & the demise of the presumption of advancement

JM v United Kingdom [2010] ECHR 37060/06, [2010] All ER (D) 51 (Oct)

Lisa Carkeek examines the tale of two sisters

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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 Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

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
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
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