THIS ISSUE
Are the criminal law & criminal justice responses to cases where a woman is suspected of causing the death of her infant or late term foetus fit for purpose? Dr Emma Milne
Investment in renewables is accelerating, and arbitration tends to be the best way to resolve disputes, writes Mark McMahon
Corporate agents beware: Dr Mike Wilkinson dissects the mistaken belief that individuals running a company are shielded from personal liability for company wrongdoing
The task of simplifying the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) is ‘a mammoth task and expected to take quite some time, but is already showing promise’, Lord Justice Birss, deputy head of civil justice, has said in his foreword to the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) annual report for 2021
European nature conservation laws remain enforceable against the Environment Agency, despite the UK having left the EU, the High Court has held in a landmark case
The arrest and pre-trial detention of Russian lawyer, Dmitry Talantov, president of the Bar Association of the Republic of Udmurtia, has been condemned by the International Bar Association (IBA)
Elisabeth Davies has been re-appointed as chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) for a second term of office, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced
Lawyers have urged Prime Minister Liz Truss to address the crisis in the justice system, following bad-mouthing of ‘lefty’ lawyers by the previous incumbent and amid a bleak landscape of strikes, case backlogs and severe court delays
Solicitors have been issued with guidance on sexual misconduct, following a rise in complaints made to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
The Supreme Court has confirmed it will not hear an appeal from RT (Russia Today) against Ofcom’s 2019 fine for impartiality failings
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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