NLJ this week: Leasehold reform

The Law Commission’s reforms will give leaseholders a better deal, Law Commissioner Professor Nick Hopkins and Law Commission lawyer Rebecca Sage write in this week’s NLJ

In the second part of a two-part series on the Commission’s recent reports on leasehold and commonhold reform, Hopkins and Sage provide more detail on their recommendations for reform.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Keystone Law—Milena Szuniewicz-Wenzel & Ian Hopkinson

International arbitration team strengthened by double partner hire

Coodes Solicitors—Pam Johns, Rachel Pearce & Bradley Kaine

Firm celebrates trio holding senior regional law society and junior lawyers division roles

Michelman Robinson—Sukhi Kaler

Partner joins commercial and business litigation team in London

NEWS

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Protecting children from VPNs & doomscrolling

The government has pledged to ‘move fast’ to protect children from harm caused by artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, and could impose limits on social media as early as the summer

Mazur appeal begins

All eyes will be on the Court of Appeal (or its YouTube livestream) next week as it sits to consider the controversial Mazur judgment

Trust breached former Letby colleague’s contract

An NHS Foundation Trust breached a consultant’s contract by delegating an investigation into his knowledge of nurse Lucy Letby’s case

Clarity on gender questions in schools

Draft guidance for schools on how to support gender-questioning pupils provides ‘more clarity’, but headteachers may still need legal advice, an education lawyer has said

Funder challenge to Mastercard settlement given green light

Litigation funder Innsworth Capital, which funded behemoth opt-out action Merricks v Mastercard, can bring a judicial review, the High Court ruled last week

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NLJ this week: Leasehold reform

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Keystone Law—Milena Szuniewicz-Wenzel & Ian Hopkinson

Coodes Solicitors—Pam Johns, Rachel Pearce & Bradley Kaine

Michelman Robinson—Sukhi Kaler