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Neil Parpworth takes stock of where we are at in relation to human rights reform

Katie Newbury reflects on the impact of the UK’s recent & future hostile migration environment

    The House of Lords have questioned the constitutional implications of a British Bill of Rights, notes Michael Zander QC

    The right to privacy & family life versus the right to free expression: which is to prevail? Alec Samuels reports

    Louis Flannery examines the legal implications of the Litvinenko Report

    R (on the application of Steinfeld and another) v Secretary of State for Education [2016] EWHC 128 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 230 (Jan)

    James Robottom examines the UK Bill of Rights process

    Richard Scorer & Kim Harrison explain why anti-slavery legislation needs sharper teeth

    Race relations: Geoffrey Bindman QC reflects on 50 years of legislation

    Michael Zander QC considers an interesting contribution to the debate on scrapping the Human Rights Act

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    MOVERS & SHAKERS

    Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

    Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

    Firm strengthens growth strategy and group litigation capability with senior hires

    Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

    Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

    Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

    Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

    Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

    Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

    NEWS
    Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
    The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour
    Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
    The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
    The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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