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18 September 2015
Issue: 7668 / Categories: Case law
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Local government

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council v Bromley London Borough [2015] EWHC 1954 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 160 (Jul)

The Chancery Division held that title to a sculpture, created by Henry Moore, Draped Seated Woman, had been conferred on the claimant local authority by reason of the effect of s 3(2) of the Limitation Act 1980, in consequence of the inaction of the defendant local authority in failing to bring proceedings within the statutory period.

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NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
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Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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