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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7392

05 November 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Care proceedings and contact and residence cases are to be published online for the first time, in a pilot scheme in Leeds and Cardiff.

A protective costs order is not available in private litigation, the Court of Appeal has ruled

Unmarried couples could receive the same rights on intestacy as spouses, if they have had a child together or have lived together continuously for more than five years.

Tom Redgate, head of commercial property at Nottingham law firm Rothera Dowson and territorial army officer, has been promoted to the rank of colonel.

The Bar Council has announced its new officers for 2010. The trio, who have been elected by the members of the Bar Council, are:

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been recognised as overall top law firm and “Most Innovative European Law Firm” at this year’s Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards.

Six new counsels have been appointed by Freshfields, effective from 1 November 2009.

A nurse who was struck off the register for filming the neglect of elderly patients for an expose on Panorama, has won her fight for reinstatement at the high court.

The famous seven-year itch for married couples is no more, according to recent statistics.

Complexities of legal aid system blamed for payment errors

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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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