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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7687

19 February 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Dominic Regan reports on “unwordly” fixed costs & the missing impact assessment

Response from Matthew Wagstaff, Joint head of Bribery and Corruption Division, Serious Fraud Office

Has the SFO shifted its stance on waiving privilege? Jonathan Pickworth asks for clarity

Ian Smith notes the recent newsworthy decisions from the employment courts

Is there a right to use sporting & recreational facilities, asks Mark West

Alex Fox & Emma Davies suggest there is reason for cautious optimism for claimants involved in interest rate swaps litigation

Michael L Nash considers the legal pitfalls of Mary Tudor & Queen Elizabeth II

Birmingham City Council v D and another [2016] EWCOP 8, [2016] All ER (D) 05 (Feb)

R (on the application of Steinfeld and another) v Secretary of State for Education [2016] EWHC 128 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 230 (Jan)

Q v Q (No 3) [2016] EWFC 5, [2016] All ER (D) 20 (Feb)

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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
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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