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24 July 2008
Issue: 7331 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , Family
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TORT

Westcott v Westcott [2008] EWCA Civ 818, [2008] All ER (D) 193 (Jul)

A person who makes a complaint to the police, thereby instigating a police investigation which does not lead to a prosecution, is entitled to rely on the defence of absolute privilege if defamation proceedings are subsequently brought.

Issue: 7331 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , Family
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—five appointments

Switalskis—five appointments

Firm expands national abuse compensation team

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices

Carey Olsen—five promotions

Carey Olsen—five promotions

Carey Olsen promotes five lawyers to the partnership

NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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