THIS ISSUE
In brief
David Brock questions the Barker report’s implications for government and economics
In brief
In brief
Are courts changing their approach in cases involving tree root damage? Sebastian Neville-Clarke reports
Jenny Pattison reviews key changes to health and safety legislation in the construction industry
PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION
RE D (A CHILD) (ABDUCTION: RIGHTS OF CUSTODY)
In the first of two articles, Nicholas Yeo asks if Parliament has finally produced an effective law of fraud
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Caroline Pope & Bob Maynard
Construction team bolstered by hire of senior consultant duo
Switalskis—four appointments
Firm expands residential conveyancing team with quadruple appointment
mfg Solicitors—Claire Pope
Private client team welcomes senior associatein Worcester
NEWS
The controversial Mazur ruling, which caused widespread uncertainty about the role of non-solicitors in litigation work, has been overturned on appeal
Two landmark social media cases in the US could influence social media regulation in the UK, lawyers predict
Barristers have urged the government to set up Nightingale-style specialist courts, with jury trials, to prioritise rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse trials
Victims of violent crimes who suffer life-changing injuries receive less than half the financial support today than those in the 1990s, according to a senior personal injury lawyer
Rising numbers of cases, an increase in litigants in person and an overall lack of investment is piling pressure on the family court, the Law Society has warned
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