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Simon Parsons examines the remit & limitations of international law in averting global conflict
"The message of Breyer is that the Supreme Court, like democracy, relies on consensus and a recognition from all institutions of faithfulness to that consensus"
Charlotte Bijlani and Soraya Corm-Bakhos chart the arbitration landscape in Dubai and the changes made by Decree 34
A charity which provides legal textbooks donated by the UK legal community to non-for-profit organisations around the globe, has celebrated its 15th anniversary
Solicitors have urged the government to open a planned resettlement scheme for Afghans at risk, following pleas for help from judges, lawyers and prosecutors in fear for their lives under Taliban rule

In a series of high-level roundtables organised by LexisNexis and the National Council for the Evaluation of Regulations, lawyers, a former Prime Minister, ministers, government officials, MPs and academics debated on how best to draft law

Lady Brownlie, whose husband died on a driving tour organised by Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, has won her appeal at the Supreme Court, in a decision that has significant implications for English nationals injured or killed while travelling overseas
The personal touch: Athelstane Aamodt untangles the complexities of US service of court papers
Joseph Dyke & Aqeel Qureshi report on the approach to the exclusion of illegally obtained evidence in England & Wales & in international arbitration
A major trial concerning liability for oil pollution in the Niger Delta is to go ahead in the High Court after Royal Dutch Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary SPDC confirmed it would not contest jurisdictional issues
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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

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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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