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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7446

15 December 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Dolmans has announced the promotion of two of its solicitors Judith Blades and Jennifer Cottle to associate.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and Hammonds are combining

Property lawyer David Rayner has joined the commercial property team as a partner at Birkett Long LLP.

This year’s 2010 JUSTICE Human Rights Awards were presented last week by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, the chair of JUSTICE’s council.

Elements of the WikiLeaks’ saga bring back memories...

An issue that has been debated since before the inception of the UK Supreme Court is the form in which judgments are delivered.

Ian Smith sees out the year with some hybrid perennials

Edward Floyd highlights the difficulty of revisiting ancillary relief orders

Nina Unthank reports on why & how military veterans lost their latest battle

Reforming the CRC: A case of “If it ain’t broke…then break it!”? asks Owen Lomas

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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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