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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7553

19 March 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Does the Huhne/Pryce case mark the death knell for the defence of marital coercion, asks Gerry Rubin

The avalanche of Jackson legislation continues unabated...

How should the legal profession prepare for the increase in litigants in person, asks DJ Harold Godwin

Sarah Johnson reviews recent guidance on how to balance the competing interests of employees

What impact does bankruptcy have on a lump sum order obligation, asks Edward Heaton

Robert O’Leary outlines what a claimant needs to prove in an occupational cancer claim in light of the Phurnacite Workers Group Litigation

Nicholas Dobson analyses a Court of Appeal ruling on proportionality in housing possession proceedings

Enforcing an arbitration award under the Arbitration Act 1996 can prove a bumpy ride, as Clare Arthurs & Margaret Tofalides explain

Stephanie Pywell challenges a widely held view on the classification of delegated legislation

Christou and another v Haringey London Borough [2013] EWCA Civ 178, [2013] All ER (D) 104 (Mar)

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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

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

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
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