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Development in lockdown: the pitfalls of an approaching deadline & compliance with permission conditions. William Tyzack reports

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is seeking approval for a revised accounts code that authorises the use of third-party managed accounts (TPMAs) and makes it easier to deal with aged balances up to £50

Jamie Sutherland & Imogen Dodds consider overriding leases & enfranchisement

Property lawyers and industry professionals have collaborated on a guide to re-opening the housing market, enabling people to move home safely during the COVID-19 crisis

Necessity is the mother of invention for property lawyers during lockdown & beyond, says Veronica Cowan

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Land Registry is accepting deeds signed using the Mercury signing approach from 4 May.

The need for ‘wet-ink signatures’ for Land Registry documents is causing difficult issues for property lawyers during the pandemic

Andrew Francis explains why the recent decision in Beaumont has importance beyond the world of rights of light

Leasehold practitioners have called on the government to extend statutory deadlines for filing applications until the COVID-19 lockdown is over

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Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

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Online safety against serious harm

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

Law reform ahead

Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission

Bullying & harassment at the Bar

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

UWO: money recovered

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

Faster justice

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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Property

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr