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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7782

22 February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Richard Harrison returns with Ten DR Commandments inspired by the 2018 Olivier award winner Hamilton

Police breached the human rights of two victims of serial rapist and black cab driver John Worboys, the Supreme Court has held.

A divorcee has lost her appeal against a ruling that she posted defamatory comments about her ex-husband on his new partner’s Facebook page.

Lack of representation will not usually justify a lower standard of compliance with rules

Claimant lawyers have voiced concerns after the Civil Justice Council set up a working group to look into introducing fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence cases valued at £25,000 or less.

Peers began ten days of line-by-line scrutiny of the Brexit Bill this week, following a stormy Second Reading last month.

Taxpayers should exercise caution before taking part in a video tax appeal pilot, a leading solicitor has warned.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck

Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck

Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family

Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale

Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale

DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council

R3—Jodie Wildridge

R3—Jodie Wildridge

Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire

NEWS

The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation
Patients are being systematically failed by an NHS complaints regime that is opaque, poorly enforced and often stacked against them, argues Charles Davey of The Barrister Group
A wealthy Russian divorce battle has produced a sharp warning about trying to challenge foreign nuptial agreements in the wrong English court. Writing in NLJ this week, Vanessa Friend and Robert Jackson of Hodge Jones & Allen examine Timokhin v Timokhina, where the High Court enforced Russian judgments arising from a prenuptial agreement despite arguments based on the landmark Radmacher decision
An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading
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