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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8066

12 April 2024

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The perils of the registration gap when purchasing property, and how to keep the transaction on track, are explained in this week’s NLJ, in an article full of useful advice for property lawyers

An important misconception about the drivers behind the identification principle in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 is highlighted by Maia Cohen-Lask, partner, Corker Binning, in this week’s NLJ

In this week’s NLJ, Neil Parpworth, of Leicester De Montfort Law School, looks at the Greta Thunberg case, and her subsequent acquittal, through the lens of public order legislation

Practical advice for lawyers on the Family Procedure Rules (FPR) changes coming in later this month is on offer in this week’s NLJ

The Supreme Court is fine-tuning a digital case management system, known as the portal, which is expected to be rolled out in October

Re-introducing employment tribunal fees is potentially unlawful and would block access to justice and increase costs to taxpayers, the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) has warned

A group of more than 2,000 Swiss women aged above 64 years old have won a landmark case on climate change at the European Court of Human Rights

The Master of the Rolls has appointed Mr Justice Pepperall as a High Court Judge member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee for three years until March 2027

A consultation on ‘the law of apologies’ has been launched this week by the Ministry of Justice

Face-to-face hearings at some mental health hospitals and trust premises have been suspended as a precautionary measure

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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

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NLJ this week: Auditors tighten the disclosure screws

The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations

NLJ this week: Telecoms tenants caught in a legal gap

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’

NLJ this week: Due process holds the line

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

NLJ this week: Credit law’s regulatory reset

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

NLJ this week: Employment law’s four-point check

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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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8066

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce