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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8087

27 September 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
A BBC pensions case earlier this year considered the power of amendment, in particular the term ‘interest’. Dipti Hunter & Alex Akin explain the details

What do digital platforms need to do to keep children safe? Platforms found not to comply with the Children’s Code may face hefty fines & regulatory scrutiny

Public confidence in charity trustees is under the microscope. Liz Brownsell examines the Charity Commission’s powers & how not to fall foul of them
Amy Dunkley analyses a recent judgment questioning the relationship between CFAs & interim statute bills

Putting up a sign—for example, ‘no parking’—is a useful & easy way to maintain a legal right, thus preventing prescriptive easements from arising. But what happens if the sign is ambiguous, misleading or inappropriate?

The Arbitration Bill is currently going through Parliament. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Anna Riquetti, associate, Tom Scanlon, trainee solicitor, & Shai Wade, head of international arbitration, all RPC, analyse proposed amendments made by the Bill & make the case for a full replacement of the Arbitration Act

Anna Riquetti, Tom Scanlon & Shai Wade talk through the proposed amendments & why they hope to see a full replacement of the current Act
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue.

When the public lose trust in a charity, the media fallout can be devastating

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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
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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
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