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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7781

16 February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

‘DDJ Goodliffe‘ of the Brexeter County Court fires a warning shot against recalcitrant lawyers & experts

Michael Zander considers the Constitution Committee’s report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

The new Lord Chancellor has a great chance to make equal access to justice a reality, as Geoffrey Bindman explains

Nick Barnard considers why corporate health & safety offenders are not being punished as heavily as expected

Three cases restore Patrick Allen’s faith in civil justice

Richard Scorer provides an update on the work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse & considers its future role

Liz Fitzsimons talks to Jenny Rayner about how EU member states are preparing for the application of the GDPR

David Greene charts the progress of the UK’s transition out of Europe

Vital that companies understand why they’re producing documents

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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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