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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7837

19 April 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Eoin O’Shea reflects on the significance of the House of Lords’ recommendations in relation to taking bribery prevention to the next level

How can mental capacity be assessed in the online sphere? Laura Davidson examines two recent rulings in the Court of Protection

Sally Anne Blackmore considers Canary Wharf v EMA: would Brexit frustrate a lease granted to the EMA?

No fault default; unqualified DisSERVICE; stamping out; Bingo caller falls asleep.

“The contributors number 25 which demonstrates the breadth of the work. It is extraordinary. Both the civil & criminal aspects of each topic are tackled”

Partly excellent, partly abysmal? Jon Robins reports on the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

Dean Armstrong QC looks ahead & shares some predictions for the future of cyber litigation

Adopting a ‘digital first strategy’ will help firms stay competitive, says Rosanna Woods

Proposed changes could be ‘final straw’ for private landlords
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

NEWS
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
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