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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7485

12 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

David Pope laments hefty skeletons

Enhanced equality for agency workers provides a headache for employers, warns Sarah Johnson

David Burrows emphasises that legal professional privilege is a “substantive absolute right”

Keith Patten voices concerns over the uncertainty of limitation periods

James Naylor reports on why jurisdiction trumps good intentions in Leasehold Valuation Tribunals

Neil Parpworth examines the application of the principle of exclusive cognisance

Araba Taylor considers inheritance claims by adult children

Michael Tringham records more explosive family disputes

Daniel Curran explains how to recognise a professional probate genealogist & why you need one

Nicola Finnerty & Gemma Tombs warn why ignoring a court order could land you in serious trouble

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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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