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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7439

27 October 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Mike Willis considers whether lawyer-confined privilege is prudential

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter report on how employers should deal with allegations of criminal misconduct

For better or worse pre-nuptial agreements are here to stay, but who will be the richer or poorer as a result? Julian Ribet reports

“It is my firm belief that the government should adopt Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals as soon as possible”, said Lord Young’s report in to the UK’s health and safety regime, Common Sense Common Safety, earlier this month

CRC—the new “carbon tax”? asks Malcolm Dowden

The Equality Act provides firm foundations on which to build for the future, says John Wadham

Has the super-injunction had its day? Rebecca Cushing reports

Part 2: Jovita Vassallo turns the spotlight on evidence & trials

Nothing succeeds like a success fee: not even an exaggerated claim or one funded by a non-party, says Mark Hill QC

Bolsover District Council and another v Ashfield Nominees Ltd and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1129, [2010] All ER (D) 177 (Oct)

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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

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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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