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Apology without liability

10 April 2024
Issue: 8066 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Compensation
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A consultation on ‘the law of apologies’ has been launched this week by the Ministry of Justice
The paper, ‘Reforming the law of apologies in civil proceedings’, looks at s 2 of the Compensation Act 2006, which allows organisations to apologise without admitting liability. It will consider whether the current legislation is adequate. Justice minister Lord Bellamy KC, in the foreword, writes: ‘Given that there is little empirical evidence, either in England and Wales or abroad, we would be interested to know real world examples of apologies.’ The consultation, which ends on 3 June, also brings forward an Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse recommendation on vicarious liability.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

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Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Private client division announces five new partners

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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