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In the first of a two-part series, David Branson reports on the end of a century old overlap between civil & criminal liability in health & safety

Post Deepwater, Richard Lissack QC & Fiona Horlick review the implications of the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case) Regulations 2015

When does a failure to prosecute health & safety violations breach human rights? Kate Beattie reports

David Branson examines the increasingly divergent approach to legal liability in health & safety at work cases

Removing liability for health & safety regulation breaches would take us back to the 19th century, says Keith Patten

Robert Kay crunches the numbers involved in securing & insuring the London 2012 Olympic Games

Ed Mitchell provides an update on community care law

The heat is on for organisations & individuals who do not pay heed to fire safety precautions, notes Gerard Forlin QC

When does public interest trump patient consent, asks James Penry-Davey

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Lawyers can no longer afford to ignore the metaverse, says Jacqueline Watts of Allin1 Advisory in this week's NLJ. Far from being a passing tech fad, virtual platforms like Roblox host thriving economies and social interactions, raising real legal issues
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