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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7270

26 April 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Legislating for Sarah's Law is unnecessary and will not make our children any safer, says Alisdair Gillespie

Solicitors dealing with unregulated claims referral companies or claims management companies could face disciplinary sanctions or even prosecution from this week.

The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has agreed to extend its consultation exercise on planned changes to the way duty solicitor slots are allocated following threats of legal action by the Law Society.

Extramarital affairs are up, prompting a huge rise in the use of private investigators by divorcing couples to confirm fears that their other half was cheating on them, family lawyers report.

Is private international law due to meet
its Waterloo? asks Richard Frimston

An extension of the defamation laws which would allow the dead or their representatives to sue for libel are reportedly being consided by the government.

Evans v United Kingdom (App. No. 6339/05), [2007] All ER (D) 109 (Apr)

Stewart Jordan advises on how to administer nil rate band discretionary trusts

Are wills too easy to fake? Thomas Dumont and Wendy Mathers investigate

The Rolling Stones banker and a question of trust. Tracy Harris reports

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

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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