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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7532

04 October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Jon Robins looks behind the scenes of the cancelled Law Society conference

Patrick Allen calls for urgent investment in information technology for the civil courts’ system

Charles Pigott reviews the courts’ continuing battle to define employment status

Claire Sanders juggles discretion & fairness in marital disputes

Philip Sissons & Ciara Fairley analyse a recent Court of Appeal decision on the enforceability of oral agreements

Can an amateur sports club be held vicariously liable for the tort of one of its players? Jack Harris reports

Barbara Hewson highlights some recent trends in reproductive rights

Katherine Rees & Laura Parkinson clarify where solicitors can draw the line on commercial matters

Peter Vaines examines some recent tax-related cases

Michael Zander QC considers an unusual judicial decision

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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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