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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7535

23 October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Lawyers & citizens suffer from the rush to legislate, says Daniel Greenberg

David Corker studies the events that led up to the SFO’s recent backtrack

What liability does an employer carry for accidents resulting from excessive working hours, asks Colm Nugent

Michael Tringham follows the latest disputes in the wills & probate world

Ian Smith reviews recent employment law decisions

Ed Heaton & Anna Heenan consider the Law Commission’s consultation on matrimonial property, needs & agreements

Fraud in insurance & fraud on insurers: a distinction without a difference, ask Alison Padfield & Sam Nicholls

Audley Sheppard & Jo Delaney welcome moves towards a less interventionist approach by Indian courts

RP and others v United Kingdom (App No 38245/08) [2012] ECHR 38245/08, [2012] All ER (D) 116 (Oct)

Bamford and others v Harvey and another [2012] EWHC 2858 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 182 (Oct)

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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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