THIS ISSUE
Nuptial news; coining it in; in favour of juniors; out with the scissors.
The new landscape for disclosure: Natalie Osafo & Joseph Rossello set out best practice, the court’s expectations & what lies ahead
Pauline Campbell questions the rate of progress on diversity & access across the legal profession
Beneath the pomp & ceremony, the king’s coronation will put many long-established sacramental mysteries on display, as Michael L Nash explains
Legal regulators are considering tougher rules on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) following a series of controversies in recent years.
A tax silk did not owe a duty of care to third-party investors who lost money in film finance schemes, the Court of Appeal has held.
Solicitors have been issued with updated guidance on health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Grandparents taking on the care of vulnerable children as special guardians could miss out on an extension to legal aid, the Law Society has warned.
Ministers have set out proposals for an overhaul of gambling laws.
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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