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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7505

13 March 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

A new online “auction house” has been launched for law firms looking to refer on cases

New Act provides protection for insurance consumers

SRA launches online survey to canvas opinion on the minimum trainee solicitor wage

Expert witnesses may have exaggerated in court

DWF have confirmed that Andrew Leaitherland will continue as managing partner for a further three-year term, after he was reappointed unopposed.

King & Spalding has recruited Jane Player and Sarah Walker as partners in its London office.

Serle Court has announced that Sir Raymond Jack, former High Court judge in the Queen’s Bench Division, will join the set’s alternative dispute resolution panel as an arbitrator.

Matrix has announced the arrival of a new silk...

Scott Rees & Co Solicitors has welcomed Elizabeth Graham to its catastrophic injury unit.

HLE blogger Guy Skelton examines the issues surrounding conscientious objection in the armed forces

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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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