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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7531

26 September 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

DAC Beachcroft has appointed financial services specialist Jayne Bennett as a partner in its Financial Institutions Group.

John Cooper QC, 25 Bedford Row, has been appointed special adviser to the Shadow Minister for Local Government and Communities.

His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC took up his post as the first Chief Coroner of England and Wales this month.

Doncaster based law firm, Atherton Godfrey now has a Polish speaking member on its legal team.

Patricia Robertson QC has been appointed Vice Chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB). She will take up the position in January 2013.

Parental rights should not trump children’s welfare, says Robert Micklem

Is the clock ticking for squatters? Mark Tempest reports

Simon Duncan continues to explore who has the right to sue former directors under s 217 of the Insolvency Act 1986

Clive Freedman & Christopher Harris expose the dangers of unilateral communications

Trade Agency Ltd v Seramico Investments Ltd C-619/10, [2012] All ER (D) 66 (Sep)

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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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