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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7506

22 March 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of FDA and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another [2012] EWCA Civ 332, [2012] All ER (D) 139 (Mar)

Should customers be king in the post-LSA legal landscape, asks Jon Robins

Alexandra Marks provides inspiration & advice for would-be judges

John McMullen tackles TUPE’s “gold-plated” SPC rules

Karen O’Sullivan considers limitation & the impact of delay

David Burrows notes the complexities that surround the severance of joint tenancy

Edward Peters & Tamsin Cox lay out the issues surrounding the resurrection of a landlord & tenant riddle

The heat is on for organisations & individuals who do not pay heed to fire safety precautions, notes Gerard Forlin QC

David Hertzell & Colin Moore examine the potential benefits & pitfalls of the Common European Sales Law

In the first article in a special NLJ costs series, William Gibson reports on “safe” retainers & firefighting

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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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