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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7514

15 May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

There is no doubt that dictation saves countless hours of valuable time, but as with most technology, the future of dictation is digital.

James Wilson on a not-so-silent screen star’s day in court

HLE blogger Edward Cole puts the case forward against jury trials

Lawyers slam proposals for removal of jury in defamation trials

Reform proposals include plan to overturn filming ban

Removal of legal aid "wicked"

Under-performing employees are greatest worry

Master of the Rolls predicts demise of hourly billing

Law commission consultation on vehicle licensing

Pinsent Masons stakes claim to tax title

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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
The ex-wife of a Russian billionaire has won her bid to bring her financial relief claim in London, in a unanimous Court of Appeal decision
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