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Jon Robins pays tribute to an establishment maverick

Paul Fisher shares his views on how to avert a pro bono crisis

Late changes will not be enough to soften the blow of pending change for vulnerable clients, says Jon Robins

The government has failed in its attempt to promote fairer, quicker & cheaper justice, says Toby Craig

Dominic Regan studies signs of Jackson slippage & notes some worrying trends

Does the government’s new schedule for legal aid reform provide hope or just delay? Carol Storer reports

Voluntary legal advice providers will bear the brunt of funding cuts, says Jon Robins

Jon Robins signs off his series on life without legal aid

Geraldine Morris calls for reform of the law surrounding cohabitation

Part 2: take 2. Andrew Parker reflects on where we are with civil costs reform

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

Excello Law—Heather Horsewood & Darren Barwick

Excello Law—Heather Horsewood & Darren Barwick

North west team expands with senior private client and property hires

Ward Hadaway—Paul Wigham

Ward Hadaway—Paul Wigham

Firm boosts corporate team in Newcastle to support high-growth technology businesses

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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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