Legal aid heroes take centre stage on Oscar night
European Commission plans to extend EU labour laws have been rejected by a House of Lords report.
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Does the state owe a duty of care to parents or children? asks David Burrows
To what extent can employers be held liable for harassment caused to their employees by third parties? Michael Salter and Chris Bryden report
Utility companies and their shareholders are not liable for certain environmental liabilities—including site clean-up costs—of their predecessor entities, the House of Lords has ruled.
The power of interest groups to force change is apparent in proposals leading up to the Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill, say Rachel Fenton and Fiona Dabell
Should the tort of conversion apply to intangible property? Gregory Mitchell QC investigates
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Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace
Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team
Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall
Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role
Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei
Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
