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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7530

20 September 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

The Co-operative launched its family law department this week, with 22 fee-earners and three support staff.

Lucy Chakaodza explains how legal professionals can expand their skills & choices through ADR training

Title insurance has come of age, says Steven Clarke.

Jon Robins considers how the profession is addressing a fundamental shift in regulation

Conveyancing lawyers have identified lenders’ panel-selection decisions as their greatest threat in the next 12 months, according to a survey carried out by property search provider Search Flow.

The annual scramble to renew professional indemnity insurance is underway, with firms racing to meet the 1 October deadline.

HMRC to crack down on London lawyers’ tax evasion

Employment lawyers have spoken out against today's proposals to reduce the £72,300 cap for unfair dismissal.

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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
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
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
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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