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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7424

01 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of AP) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (No 2) [2010] UKSC 26

Peter Wake applauds a common sense approach to liability

Local authorities can’t afford to prioritise resources over the interests of those in care, says Nicholas Dobson

Louisa Albertini highlights the importance of a clearly drafted trade mark coexistence agreement

What did the Budget offer families stretched by family breakdown? Geraldine Morris reports

In Al Rawi v Security Service [2010] EWCA Civ 482, [2010] All ER (D) 03 (May) the court considered a preliminary issue in a suit brought by six former detainees against several arms of the UK government.

In a second set of proceedings involving the same parties, one of them seeks to raise matters which could have been raised first time round.

Employment; Environment; Human rights; Costs

Dominic Regan casts a wry eye over some interesting cases...

Withy King welcomes Richard Baxter as a new partner in its corporate and commercial department in Oxford.

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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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