THIS ISSUE
Chris Paley-Menzies on the changing approach to e-disclosure
R (on the application of Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence (Equality and Human Rights
Housing—Homeless—Child of 16 or 17
Employment
What is the deadline for putting a claim form in the post (or DX etc)?
News in brief
Appeal court ruling hailed as victory for freedom of speech
Keith Patten assesses responsibility for injuries caused by work equipment
Jonathan Scriven reviews Kirk v Walton
James Naylor asks whether an Englishman's home is still his castle
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Fieldfisher—Will Sharp
Fieldfisher boosts structured finance practice with appointment of Will Sharp
gunnercooke—Thomas Bjorn & Peter Rudd-Clarke
gunnercooke grows its life sciences team with new partner hires
Leonard Curtis Legal—Mark Maguire & Kane Jones
Leonard Curtis Legal expands corporate team with twonew appointments
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
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
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