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09 April 2021
Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law
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Death of the Duke of Edinburgh: Lord Chief Justice's message

The following message from Lord Burnett, the Lord Chief Justice, has been posted on the Judiciary website
The death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh

Today we have entered a period of national mourning.

I am sure you will have seen and heard the news of the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.

His death is a moment of sadness for our nation and I know that you will all join me in expressing our condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the whole of the Royal Family.

His Royal Highness dedicated more than seven decades to public service in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, both through his service in the Royal Navy and his unwavering support to Her Majesty during her long reign.

A period of national mourning has begun. Condolence books will be available at several court sites and an online book of condolence will also be available.

Guidance will follow on any changes to court and tribunal business during this period.

Lord Burnett of Maldon
Lord Chief Justice

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—David Abbott & Claire Keat

DWF—David Abbott & Claire Keat

Senior appointments in insurance services and commercial services announced

Clyde & Co—Nick Roberts

Clyde & Co—Nick Roberts

Aviation disputes practice strengthened by London partner hire

Ellisons—Marion Knocker

Ellisons—Marion Knocker

Residential property lawyer promoted to partnership

NEWS
he 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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