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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7487

27 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

The achievements of the legal profession were celebrated by the Law Society last week

Kim Beatson, head of the family team at Anthony Gold, won the ADR practitioner of the year award at the Family Law Awards 2011 last week

Penningtons Solicitors has announced the appointment of David Kendall as a partner in its corporate team

BT’s head of commercial disputes, Stephen O’Dowd, is to join Harbour Litigation Funding as a director of litigation funding

Gaines-Cooper creates uncertainty over definition of ”distinct break”

Deal demonstrates that ABS frontrunner means business

Employment lawyers have hit out at “policy legislation by elastoplast”, which they say is creating a bewildering “mish-mash” of regulation

Law graduates slam level of practical employment advice provided by universities

Regulatory matters are troubling a rising number of UK businesses, fuelling demand for outside counsel

Lord Neuberger speaks out on technology in the courtroom

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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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