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Proposals to relax fingerprinting restrictions and allow police to question suspects until the time of their trial—even after charges have been made—have been attacked by lawyers and civil rights campaigners.

Two-tiered duty to promote race equality, Race Relations Act 1976, S71, Legal necessity for proper consultation

Caste-based discrimination is a reality in the UK. Annapurna Waughray investigates

Khawar Qureshi QC considers the relationship between judicial review and Article 6

Compromised religious freedom,Fair trial in disciplinary hearings, Grand Chamber decisions and referrals, Admissibility

Dr Jonathan Rogers considers the relationship
between Article 2 and the law of crime prevention

Kelly Banham considers whether parents should be prosecuted for allowing their children to become obese

In brief

The Insider’s heart sings to the powers that be, the sacred pelvis of the divine king, and the Italian

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices

NEWS

The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation
Patients are being systematically failed by an NHS complaints regime that is opaque, poorly enforced and often stacked against them, argues Charles Davey of The Barrister Group
A wealthy Russian divorce battle has produced a sharp warning about trying to challenge foreign nuptial agreements in the wrong English court. Writing in NLJ this week, Vanessa Friend and Robert Jackson of Hodge Jones & Allen examine Timokhin v Timokhina, where the High Court enforced Russian judgments arising from a prenuptial agreement despite arguments based on the landmark Radmacher decision
An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading
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