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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7755

21 July 2017
IN THIS ISSUE
  • HMCTS needs you!
  • Paralysing the persistent.
  • Main interests excitement.
  • Costs cursing.

Steven Davies reports on the ramifications of changing funding from legal aid to a conditional fee agreement

Kathryn Purkis analyses the limitation periods applicable to claims brought by personal representatives

Athelstane Aamodt warns against the rash & ill-considered use of Twitter

What constitute ‘basic requirements’ in respect of history & clinical examination? Dr David Levy considers the evidence

Social media companies are facing mounting criticism for failing to police harmful or illegal content on their sites, as Chris Bryden & Michael Salter explain

David Greene finds little solace for remainers as Brexit negotiations start to gain momentum

Government ministers who blatantly misrepresented the status of the EU referendum result could potentially be criminally liable.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Jonathan Askin

Hugh James—Jonathan Askin

London corporate and commercial team announces partner appointment

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Firm names partner as London office managing partner

Kingsley Napley—Jonathan Grimes

Kingsley Napley—Jonathan Grimes

Firm appoints new head of criminal litigation team

NEWS
The criminal courts will sit to their maximum capacity next year, after the Lord Chancellor David Lammy lifted the cap on Crown Court sitting days
The Lord Chancellor David Lammy has set out his plans for ‘Blitz courts’, a national listing framework and other elements of the Leveson reforms
A former Commerzbank analyst has been sentenced to eight months in prison for lying during an employment tribunal hearing
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has joined with 60 data protection authorities from around the world to call for ‘urgent regulatory attention’ to the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI)
Consumers’ association Which? has applied to withdraw from its five-year £480m class action against smartphone chipset provider Qualcomm, following an agreement between the parties
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