THIS ISSUE
Cash is king and lawyers are in demand, writes Seamus Hoar
Emma West & Caroline Phipps chart the challenges & opportunities of post-pandemic working for junior practitioners
Gender identity in the spotlight: Nicholas Dobson analyses the Supreme Court’s reasoning in Elan-Cane
Pain ahead for lawyers? Dominic Regan takes a look into his crystal ball for the future of fixed costs & recounts a particularly unfortunate disclosure…
Lee Finch & Ann-Marie O’Neil examine the high threshold for determining which events are outside an airline’s control
Alec Samuels explores justice & compensation for the quashed imprisoned
How to succeed & advance in the world of legal marketing: Dominic Ayres offers some valuable insight
Admissibility & jurisdiction: Masood Ahmed & Syed Ali report on dispute resolution clauses in international commercial arbitration
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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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