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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7555

12 April 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

The loss of legal aid is a major cause for concern, says Jon Robins
 

Malcolm Dowden follows the latest disputes surrounding the HS2 rail link

Charles Pigott tracks the government’s moves to close whistleblowing “loopholes”

Lehna Hewitt & Sarah Hughes report on the use of social media in divorce cases

Can police negligence be tackled under HRA 1998, asks Richard Scorer
 

Daniel Gatty reports on some recent good news for landlords

David Branson examines the increasingly divergent approach to legal liability in health & safety at work cases

Swift v Secretary of State for Justice [2013] EWCA Civ 193, [2013] All ER (D) 155 (Mar)

R (on the application of Dowsett) v Secretary of State for Justice [2013] EWHC 687 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 270 (Mar)

Barratt Homes Ltd v Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) [2013] EWCA Civ 233, [2013] All ER (D) 290 (Mar)

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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

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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
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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