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Colm Nugent

Colm Nugent is a barrister in the insurance division at Hardwicke Chambers (colm.nugent@hardwicke.co.ukwww.hardwicke.co.uk)

 

    Colm Nugent is a barrister in the insurance division at Hardwicke Chambers (colm.nugent@hardwicke.co.ukwww.hardwicke.co.uk)

     
      ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

      Colm Nugent considers when an unsafe structure does not trigger the landlord’s duty to repair

      Courts are taking an increasingly tougher approach in fraudulent & exaggerated claims, says Colm Nugent

      What liability does an employer carry for accidents resulting from excessive working hours, asks Colm Nugent

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      MOVERS & SHAKERS

      Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

      Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

      Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

      Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

      Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

      Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

      Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

      Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

      Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

      NEWS

      NOTICE UNDER THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

      HERBERT SMITH STAFF PENSION SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)

      NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925
      Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies
      From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
      Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
      Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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