THIS ISSUE
MPs have criticised the lack of ‘basic data’ available to the judiciary on the extent of delays in the criminal courts
MPs have launched an inquiry into the delays to justice as a result of COVID-19
Lockdown has created confusion over holiday entitlement and how holiday pay is calculated, while employers have also grappled with amendments to the Working Time Regulations
Masood Ahmed reports on leave to enforce under s 66 of the Arbitration Act 1996
Judith Goulden rolls back the years and recalls her journey through life and law
Dr Ping-fat Sze reflects on the recently introduced national security law & the administration of justice in Hong Kong
Michael Orlik examines what constitutes ‘a road to which the public has access’
Daniel Lightman QC & Gregor Hogan revisit court orders in the light of COVID-19
Brooke Lyne shares some good news for landlords on gas safety & section 21 notices
The use and occupation of property and performance of property contracts Phil Sissons
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch
Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice
Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr
Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team
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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