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4PB chambers has announced the winner of its inaugural Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize

The Bar Council has appointed former solicitor general Harriet Harman KC to chair an independent review of bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment, at the Bar

Complaints about discrimination in relation to any protected characteristic should lead to robust investigations, not heresy hunts, say Maya Forstater & Anya Palmer

Leading set 4PB launched the essay competition in memory of a much-loved friend and colleague, Alan Inglis, who passed away in August 2023

Nabila Mallick discusses the law & potential legal developments relating to menstruation & menopause in the workplace

Exactly how thick-skinned do local politicians need to be? Nicholas Dobson looks at recent case law

The law is tying itself in knots over gender critical cases. A new approach is needed urgently to make the UK safer for trans people, says Oscar Davies

You’ve got to be thick-skinned to go into local politics, but to how much aggravation should a publicly spirited person be subjected? In this week’s NLJ, Nicholas Dobson tests the limits

How should judges approach cases involving gender critical views? In this week’s NLJ, Oscar Davies, barrister at Garden Court Chambers, discusses this developing area of law

Bar Council research has found chambers can take action to lessen the earnings gap between men and women

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Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Appointment of former Solicitor General bolsters corporate investigations and white collar practice

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Firm strengthens international strategy with hire of global relations consultant

Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf

Partner and associate join employment practice

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NLJ this week: Law Society calls for clarity on AML

The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Turning corporate liability into opportunity

Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted

NLJ this week: A prince no more?

Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke

NLJ this week: Shareholder secrecy sunk

Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'

NLJ this week: The expanding remit of national security law

In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains

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Equality

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf