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24 January 2008
Issue: 7305 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Training & education , Profession
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NEW CHAIR FOR VOS

Bar Council immediate past chairman, Geoffrey Vos QC, has been appointed chairman of the trustees of the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF)

Bar Council immediate past chairman, Geoffrey Vos QC, has been appointed chairman of the trustees of the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF), the charity which helps young people from less privileged backgrounds join the major professions and business. It provides internships in more than 60 different firms and corporations for high-achiev­ing A-level students from low income backgrounds. Vos worked closely with Lord Neuberger to produce the Entry to the Bar Working Party’s report on access to the profession, which looked at the social factors that may deter bright candidates from particular back­grounds from applying to the Bar.

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

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HERBERT SMITH STAFF PENSION SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)

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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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