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Peers inflicted five defeats on the government’s controversial Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill on its first day in the Lords

In the first part of a special NLJ series, Michael Zander KC analyses the Lords debate on the Bill’s second reading

It’s arguably the most important rule of international law, trumping all domestic legislation. Malcolm Bishop KC examines jus cogens in the context of the Rwanda Bill

Katie Newbury looks ahead to immigration changes coming down the pipeline

The Bill is a direct challenge to the authority of the Supreme Court & arguably to the rule of law itself, says Geoffrey Bindman KC

The government’s decision to introduce the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill as a means of circumventing the Supreme Court’s decision, Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC writes in this week’s NLJ, is a direct challenge to the authority of the Supreme Court, and ‘arguably to the rule of law itself’

Kingsley Napley partner Katie Newbury provides an indispensable guide to the year ahead in business immigration law, in this week’s NLJ

Extra First-tier tribunal judges will be recruited, trained and ready to start hearing Illegal Migration Act appeals ‘from this summer’, according to Alex Chalk, the Lord Chancellor

MPs have passed the controversial Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill despite concerns expressed by lawyers

The UK has signed a treaty with Rwanda, following the Supreme Court ruling that government policy to deport people to Rwanda was unlawful

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Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

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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

Emergency lawyers on call as international regulatory actions soar

Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies

NLJ this week: Employment law’s fine margins

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

NLJ this week: Promises broken on non-molestation orders?

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

NLJ this week: Assisted dying under the legal microscope

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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Immigration & asylum

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown