Max Hill QC, the new Director of Public Prosecutions, has dispensed with his team of legal advisers. Giving evidence to the Justice Select Committee this week, Hill said there were good reasons why his predecessor Keir Starmer had established the team but that he considered it his role to support prosecutors’ decisions rather than to take casework decisions. He said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had reduced its staff numbers by 30% due to funding cuts, but had maintained its conviction rate at about 85%. However, he said the CPS could ‘absolutely not’ take any more cuts.
05 December 2018
DPP foregoes legal team
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin
Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin
Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov
National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments
Jurit—Christian Abletshauser
Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice
NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up
A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
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