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20 October 2017
Issue: 7766 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Love books & the law? Volunteer for the ILBF

Calling all those who love books and have experience of legal practice! How about volunteering for established charity the ILBF (International Law Book Facility).

This small charity is on a mission to support the rule of law globally through sharing legal knowledge and quality secondhand books. It is recruiting a volunteer to work with the chief executive and the trustees to help develop and implement the fundraising strategy to secure significant funds for the future. The volunteer role would be for one day a week for 12 months.

Email ilbf.recruitment@gmail.com or visit the ILBF website at www.ilbf.org.uk.

 
Issue: 7766 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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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
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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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