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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7291

04 October 2007
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R v Xhelollari [2007] EWCA Crim 2052

SELF INCRIMINATION >>
ADVERSE Possession >>
INHERITANCE TAX >>
MARGIN OF Appreciation >>

Trial judges, if not the government, believe juries can cope with serious fraud offences. Michael Zander QC reports

Welsh v Stokes [2007] EWCA Civ 796, [2007] All ER (D) 440 (Jul)

In the first of two articles, Michael Tyndale explains why being incredibly busy is a great way to offload stress

Spackman v London Metropolitan University [2007] IRLR 744

Thompson v Northumberland County Council [2007] All ER (D) 95 (Sep)

Ross River Ltd v Cambridge City Football Club Ltd [2007] EWHC 2115 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 113 (Sep)

Shareholders now have a statutory right to sue directors in derivative actions. Will they use it? asks Dov Ohrenstein

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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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