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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7514

15 May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

The Order brings into force the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, ss 93, 94.

Ian Smith provides a round-up of the latest employment law decisions

Late changes will not be enough to soften the blow of pending change for vulnerable clients, says Jon Robins

Is a retirement age of 65 now lawful? Sejal Raja reports

Kim Beatson follows cases which provide a helpful reminder of family law principles

Katherine Deal assesses the current stance on discount rates

Adrian Kwintner puts the art of property valuation under the spotlight

Nicholas Dobson examines the fight against predetermination in local government

Clare Arthurs tackles insolvency practitioners & personal liability

Adam Craggs analyses HMRC’s latest defeat in the First-tier Tribunal

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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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