header-logo header-logo

THIS ISSUE
Card image

Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7631

21 November 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Sarah Taylor explains why the Law Commission is recommending changes to the law of child abduction

Could UK strike laws be in breach of international obligations, asks Chris Syder

John McMullen covers recent cases & developments in the law on TUPE

Is the criminalisation of excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy possible, asks David Locke

Tim Lawson-Cruttenden examines the evolution of claims against unnamed defendants in non-land law cases

Part 36 is in need of revision to make it more transparent for parties & their lawyers say Alex Sciannaca & Giles Hutt

Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc and others [2014] EWHC 3436 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 300 (Oct)

Blanco and another v Agenzia delle Entrate—Direzione Provinciale I di Roma—Ufficio Controlli C-344/13 and C-367/13, [2014] All ER (D) 276 (Oct)

Gough v United Kingdom (App. No. 49327/11) [2014] ECHR 49327/11, [2014] All ER (D) 313 (Oct)

Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
back-to-top-scroll