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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7439

27 October 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Ledingham Chalmers LLP confirms the appointment of new associate Jill Andrew to its private client team in Aberdeen.

Michael Todd QC, former chairman of the Chancery Bar Association, has been named the vice chairman-elect of the Bar Council, following a contested election.

Richard Moorhead, professor of law at Cardiff University, has been appointed to an expert advisory group to help legal services meet consumer needs.

Clock ticking as chancellor announces £1bn of cuts over four years

Coalition brings back child care court fees hike

Pre-nuptial agreements can be legally binding as long as they are “fair”, the Supreme Court has held

Immigrants refused leave to remain or to enter the UK will have to pay the costs of their appeals under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals.

Lord Justice Goldring, the senior presiding judge of England and Wales, has criticised plans to close 157 magistrates’ and county courts.

The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has decided not to appeal against the judgment made on the Law Society’s judicial review of its tender process.

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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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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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