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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7479

01 September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Celebrities turn their backs on defamation in favour of superinjunctions

Courts must rise above human rights “paranoia” says Clegg

Key terms and concepts within environmental legislation are often “ambiguous”, “opaque” or “provide potential for misunderstanding”

Court of Appeal rules that employers must look beyond the obvious risks

The Law Society has launched a telephone helpline to direct victims of the riots and looting to pro bono legal advice

CMS Cameron McKenna has launched a guide to bribery laws in the UK and overseas

A new training course for future judges is to run in November

A druid has lost his high court challenge to stop archaeologists investigating ancient human remains found at Stonehenge

Dominic Regan congratulates the victors in the Jackson reform lottery

Stephen Hockman QC considers the path to take in order to ease the UK’s constitutional tensions

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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

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

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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