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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8091

25 October 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
What can be expected from the Draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill? Shabnam Ali-Khan sets out the knowns & unknowns
Lizzie Hardy reports on a part-time training initiative shaping full-time inclusion

Understanding of neurodiversity has increased in recent years. In this week’s NLJ, Melissa Mitchell, solicitor, The Family Law Company, explores some of the conditions & challenges, as well as their impact on family proceedings 

Launched in 2021, Project Rise is now in full swing at several firms and in-house departments, offering talented aspiring solicitors the opportunity to train part-time

Dr Chris Pamplin looks at a shocking case in which experts failed to spot the claimant’s exaggerations

A judicial review regarding a waste disposal site can go ahead despite the fact the claimant could bring a nuisance claim instead, the Supreme Court has held

Jurors in 14 Crown Courts can now self-refer themselves for six free counselling sessions with specially trained counsellors, as well as access a 24/7 helpline for support

Stonehenge campaigners have lost their legal challenge against a road tunnel on the A303 near the ancient site—however, the plans have already been scrapped

The government is introducing tougher consumer protections on ‘buy-now, pay-later’ offers, amid concerns about the way such products are promoted

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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