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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7523

17 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Steven O’Sullivan warns of the dangers of fraudster clients

Chris Pamplin reports on some initial findings about expert evidence given concurrently from the “hot tub”

Jennifer James examines the controversy surrounding the Olympic Games

HLE blogger Geraldine Morris examines the approach to religion in family proceedings

Law journalist and legal commentator, Joshua Rozenberg, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Nottingham Law School

Arphinder Dillon, Michael Stokes and Inez Brown have been promoted to partners in Harrison Clark’s Worcester offices

Cary Olsen has announced some senior appointments across the board

Scott Rees has appointed two multilingual trainee paralegals

Catherine Elliot has been employed by Clarke Willmott to aid the private client growth from its office in Birmingham

Roger Smith rounds up recent human rights developments

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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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