THIS ISSUE
Publicans untied; Ombudsman justice; Spad(e)work; Bye bye costs; Latest FPR update; The Great (Rent) Escape; Public to see and hear
Harvey general editor Ian Smith celebrates a very special anniversary with a toast to history & the years to come
David Burrows on the law of family breakdown: where are we now & where are we going?
Sarah Rushton & Sophie Georgiou explore international developments in flexible working & the right to disconnect
Lucy Greenwood & Leonor Díaz-Córdova discuss impactful steps we can all take towards a greener future in arbitration
Can persons on the receiving end of targeted sanctions challenge this designation, & where do their legal representatives stand? Simon Davenport QC & Matthew Happold investigate
Stephen Gold dusts off the archive for the first in an extended series of updates tracing NLJ’s history in tandem with legal and practice developments through the centuries
Dominic Regan shares his predictions on judicial promotions, & maligns the misery caused by much-misunderstood rules on trial witness statements
In the first of a new series focusing on criminal matters in & out of court, David Walbank QC tackles one of the most politically charged criminal cases of recent times
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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