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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7430

12 August 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Law Society wants compensation for family legal aid firms

Appeal court extends protection for investment clients

In-house lawyers are celebrating victory in their long-running campaign to reduce the cost of their practising certificate fees

The Fawcett Society is seeking a judicial review of the government’s emergency budget for alleged failure to comply with equality laws

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is considering plans to cut its £9bn budget by £2bn, it emerged this week.

Demand for law firm services in the UK and US was largely flat for the second quarter of 2010 and rate growth was weak according to the latest findings from Hildebrandt Baker Robbins’ Peer Monitor Index (PMI).

Solicitors’ rules on confidentiality have been amended.

Self-employed workers and their partners are to gain maternity and pension benefits under EU legislation that came into force last week.

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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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