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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7486

20 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

DWF has expanded its asset and consumer finance offering to include a new finance regulation team in Birmingham.

TPP Law has appointed commercial and projects specialist, Simon Chappel as director.

Clifford Chance has announced that Fabio Diminich joins the high-yield practice as a partner.

The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) has been granted the accolade of a royal charter.

HLE blogger James Wilson follows the turning tide relating to gay marriage

Attempt to prevent forced marriages ruled unlawful

Independent schools must do more than educate those who can afford their fees in order to retain their charitable status, the Upper Tribunal has decided

Justice minister in hot water over connections to claims management firms

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of pleural plaques victims north of the border

Exaggerated personal injury tales land victim's family in trouble

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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
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
The ex-wife of a Russian billionaire has won her bid to bring her financial relief claim in London, in a unanimous Court of Appeal decision
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