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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7510

17 April 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

The use of springboard injunctions by employers is soaring, says Richard Owen-Thomas

Successive governments have failed to protect RTA victims. It’s time to act, says Nicholas Bevan

Will reform resolve the legal minefield of easements by prescription, asks Christopher Warenius

Tim Spencer-Lane breaks down the consultation on health care regulation

A trust should express, not obstruct, a court’s will, says Jenny Duggan

Ed Mitchell provides an update on community care law

Paul Lowenstein QC & Teniola Onabanjo detail why London has become a centre for international litigation

Iain Stark examines the changes afoot in the world of costs

In the second article in a special NLJ costs series, William Gibson revisits estimates

Dr Ann Brady welcomes the government’s mediation proposals

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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
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

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

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
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