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14 November 2013
Issue: 7584 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Anthony Hudson, Guy Vassall-Adams & Ben Silverstone—Matrix

Recruits for media & information group

Matrix has recruited Anthony Hudson, Guy Vassall-Adams and Ben Silverstone to its media and information group. All three are highly regarded media and information law juniors, joining from Doughty Street Chambers. Anthony was called in 1996; his principal area of practice is defamation and media law with a particular interest in freedom of expression and privacy. Guy was called in 2000 and also specialises in media law and defamation. Ben was called in 2009 and specialises in media law and in public law, particularly in the fields of community care and education.

Issue: 7584 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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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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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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