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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7504

08 March 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Julian Chamberlayne describes how retrospective & discounted CFAs are treated by the court

There will soon be no hiding place for bloggers warn Graham Huntley & Charlie Clarke-Jervoise

Dominic Regan reports from the front line

Geoffrey Bindman QC regrets the prosecution of Judge Baltasar Garzón

Family law reform should be handled with care advises David Burrows

Mark Whitcombe unravels the rights of fixed share partners

The test governing the construction of documents is objective, note Joanna Bhatia & Malcolm Dowden

Khawar Qureshi QC reports on the recent leading cases involving public international law & the English courts

Michael Tringham reports on invalid, void & forged wills

Mark Warwick studies the requirements of a legitimate will

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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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