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In the month of self-improvement, Ian Smith tackles capability dismissals, notice period extensions, the meaning of ‘employer’ & a novus actus
Getty Images v Stability AI: Much ado about little
Getty Images v Stability AI: Much ado about little
Getty Images v Stability AI: Much ado about little
The Getty Images judgment fails to deliver on expectations. Experts from the IP & Technology teams at Arnold & Porter explain why
The land registration gap leads to delays & claims, writes Phil Murrin. How can practitioners minimise the risks?
Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer & Oliver Kavanagh on why there is a mismatch between the protection promised by non-molestation orders & what is enforced as a breach
Athelstane Aamodt asks: when is a signature not a signature?
Professor Graham Zellick KC revisits Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempted prorogation of Parliament
Neil Parpworth crunches the 2024–25 numbers on police use of stop & search powers
In adverse inference directions, is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’? Andrew Smith examines the case law
The humble pension sharing order is 25 years old: if you’re not celebrating, you should be, says Joanna Newton
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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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