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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7772

01 December 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Roderick Ramage reworks William Shakespeare in bite-size format

Judicial Q&A: challenge route; goods without cash; too much court; mortgage release doubts; who decides on committal?

Jan-Jaap Baer & Mark Hall review recent developments in the law of privilege

Enforcing possession orders in the High Court: Brooke Lyne reviews the meaning of sufficient notice

Gig economy cases are changing the way courts consider employment status, as Tim Welch reports

The Lachaux ruling has brought some much-needed clarity to the definition of serious harm in defamation cases, says Athelstane Aamodt

Laura Naser provides an update on the fall-out from the international cohabitee jurisdiction race

Nicholas Bevan regrets that an opportunity has been missed & justice has not been done

Peter Vaines reflects on some good jokes but little else of substance in the Chancellor’s recent announcements

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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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