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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8084

06 September 2024
IN THIS ISSUE

The LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2024 shortlist has been revealed, after judges received a record-breaking volume of entries

Retailer Next has lost an equal pay claim brought by 3,500 store staff and former staff, in the first equal pay group action decision in the private sector

A Bill to resentence prisoners still serving imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences has been introduced to the House of Lords

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of victims are not confident reporting a crime will lead to justice, according to a report by the victims’ commissioner, which drew on testimony from more than 3,000 victims

A multi-million flight delay group action has been grounded by the High Court for a lack of shared interest

The Law Society has hired independent company 2CV to conduct research with conveyancing lawyers on controversial changes to the TA6 property form

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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