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James Arrowsmith reflects on the possible impact of Poole v GN on defining negligence in the performance of statutory functions

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the limits of duty of care to children, in a case with potential impact for other negligence claims against public bodies

Nicholas Dobson explains why public authority officials exercising discretion must do more than simply endorse recommendations

Rushed through Parliament for the Tour de France, the law on road closures for sporting events gives local people little opportunity to object, say Charles Auld & Kate Harrington

Nicholas Dobson explores the reasons why Wireless Festival 2016 was a lawfully held event

Nicholas Dobson discusses the doctrine of vicarious liability & lessons from Armes

Evicting anti-social tenants: hope in Dante’s inferno? Nicholas Dobson

When nursing care is provided in a social care context, who foots the bill? Nicholas Dobson looks at the Supreme Court case of Forge Care Homes

Should councillors have standing to challenge a procurement decision of their authority? Nicholas Dobson traces the arguments on both sides

The ruling on secure tenancy succession rights in Turley is good news for hard-pressed housing authorities, says Nicholas Dobson

 
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck

Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck

Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family

Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale

Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale

DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council

R3—Jodie Wildridge

R3—Jodie Wildridge

Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire

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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