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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7496

11 January 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Tom Royston makes no excuses for bad government decision-making

John McMullen reviews recent case law on TUPE in the UK & Europe

Dominic Regan predicts good times ahead for UK litigators

Geoffrey Bindman identifies the roadblocks to international justice

Are we edging towards a single, universally applicable, “test” of habitual residence? Simon Blain reports

Will natural sympathy for asbestos sufferers trump policy concerns? Elizabeth Carley reports

Michael Tringham examines the law relating to inheritance by children

Proposed reforms to intestacy law reflect the reality of modern families, says Joel Wolchover

Daniel Curran highlights the problems caused by incomplete heir research

Roderick Ramage provides a rough guide to TUPE, pensions & contracting-out

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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
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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