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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7848

12 July 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Recommendations for the future of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination cases—Stephen Levinson takes the long view

As the FCA fines its first cartel, Diana Johnson considers the significance for competition lawyers

How long can a spouse or civil partner wait to take financial proceedings? David Burrows sifts the evidence

Nicholas Dobson applauds the elegance of the judgment in Lachaux, which gives a much clearer basis for future consideration of potentially defamatory material

In the first instalment of a two-part feature, Dr Nicholas Bevan, reflects on the ruling in MIB v Lewis & its implications for the UK’s compulsory third-party motor insurance regime

Bailiffs snoozing; missing but remembered; minor costs; real prospects; orders taken short

Both claimants & defendants should be aware of the negative impacts of universal credit, says Norman Challis

In the UK, it is the courts & not the government that determines a person’s guilt, explains Athelstane Aamodt

Small firms are luring solicitors away from Big Law in increasing numbers, according to the latest Bellwether report.
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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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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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