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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7541

04 December 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Could satellite litigation be avoided following the Jackson reforms, asks David Greene

Extradition must be fair, insists Geoffrey Bindman QC

John McMullen casts an eye over the court’s approach to team participation & service provision change under TUPE

Geraldine Morris considers the changes to international maintenance

The time is right to introduce a bespoke procedure for personal injury product claims, argues Mary Blyth

Nicholas Dobson analyses housing possession proportionality

Michael Nash reports on a new Bill which aims to end an anomaly over the male partners of peers

Peter Vaines delves into the latest taxing matters

Peter Stevens reports on the ECJ’s ruling in the first case under unfair trading regulations

New CPR 31.5A looks set to shake up the disclosure process in England & Wales, reports Garry Bernstein

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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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