THIS ISSUE
Sir David Richards has been sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court.
Lord Reed, president of the Supreme Court, has this week issued a practice note on the implications of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of HM King Charles III.
Legal history has been made at Croydon Crown Court, after the first deaf juror served in a trial aided by British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters
Criminal barristers are voting on whether to suspend their strike following an offer from the Lord Chancellor, Brandon Lewis
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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