THIS ISSUE
Changes at the top
Sentencing
Should freezing orders prohibit banks enhancing the value of protected assets? David O’Mahony reports
Legal Services
Adrian Berry and Hina Majid unravel the UK Borders Act
Gloucestershire County Council v Evans and others [2008] EWCA Civ 21, [2008] All ER (D) 284 (Jan)
The courts are right to restrict the amount of damages levelled against defendants, say Marcus Thomson and Neil Forsyth
Is blasphemous libel a dead letter? Neil Parpworth investigates
The law on suicide is out of kilter with modern society, says Richard Scorer
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully
Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors
Switalskis—five appointments
Firm expands national abuse compensation team
Mathys & Squire—nine promotions
IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices
NEWS
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
Material obtained through US discovery applications may have a much longer legal life than many litigants realise
English courts are developing a distinctly practical approach to sanctions disputes arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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