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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7526

09 August 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

How can a balance be struck between protecting investigative journalism & safeguarding the public, asks Iain Goldrein QC

David Burrows counts the costs in care proceedings

Ian Smith signs off for the summer with a whiff of controversy & a judicial blast

Lucinda Brown examines a charitable approach to litigation

Property contracts must be watertight, warns Siobhan Jones

Tim Spencer-Lane examines recent case law involving the community care responsibilities of local councils

Grey areas still exist at the boundaries of vicarious liability, notes Richard Scorer

Bill Gibson puts matters of interest under the spotlight in his special NLJ series on costs

Michael Cook confronts the ghost of hourly billing

Drysdale v Hedges [2012] All ER (D) 345 (Jul)

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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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