THIS ISSUE
Challenging incorrect media reporting and extending outreach to schools are among the outcomes for 2020-21 promised by the Judicial Office in its business plan, published this week
Possession cases have resumed in the courts following a six-month hiatus, with extra judges and court staff scrambled to cope with the deluge
In-house lawyers are being asked for their thoughts on future trends in tech, as part of research being conducted by LexisNexis
The disclosure pilot, which began in January 2019, could be extended until the end of 2021, if the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) agrees
The government could have breached human rights by failing to provide adequate PPE to doctors, nurses, care workers and others in the frontline, a parliamentary committee has warned
Got a good reason or not? David Cooper advises not to overlook the indemnity principle
Only three per cent of judges in the High Court and above do not have a background as a barrister, the latest judicial diversity statistics have found
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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