THIS ISSUE
Natasha Jackson & Katharine Bailey explore the implications of the Kids Company litigation for charities & their directors
New requirements for trial witness statements in the Business & Property Courts, outlined by LexisPSL solicitors Hoi-Yee Roper & Olivia Dhein
In his final update, Julian Chamberlayne discusses the future of GHR, inflation & suggests a fairer way forward
In the first of an exclusive three-part series on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, Michael Zander focuses on the highlights (& lowlights) of Pts 1 to 4
Jon Robins reports on the potential short-changing of suspects during the COVID pandemic
The controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill comes under scrutiny in LSE professor and NLJ columnist Michael Zander’s column this week. The 295-page Bill has a bit of everything
The number of pupillages on offer decreased by 35% from 592 in 2019 to 386 in 2020, according to Bar Council research
Despite significant difficulties in some parts of the legal profession, the sector as a whole remained broadly stable during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Legal Services Board (LSB) data
The minimum safety standard for an autonomous vehicle (AV) should be higher than that of the ‘average’ human driver, lawyers have said
I Stephanie Boyce has taken over the reins at Chancery Lane, making history as the Law Society’s first president of colour
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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