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John Bowers QC examines some ground-breaking decisions on religious dress & calls for balance between competing perspectives

Surrogacy laws in the UK are currently being reviewed by Law Commissioners―and the time is right for reform, Owen Igiehon writes in NLJ

David Locke discusses preserving Gillick competence in the light of cases of gender dysphoria

John Bowers QC examines the interaction between freedom of religion & discrimination in recent caselaw

With advances in human rights & equality under threat, Geoffrey Bindman pays tribute to Anthony Lester & his vital contribution to their achievement

A request for the extradition of Julian Assange to the US has been rejected by District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in Westminster magistrates’ court on 4 January 2021

The government sparked controversy this week by announcing a review of the Human Rights Act 1998.

As the government announces a review of human rights law, Alec Samuels makes the case for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights

A review to consider whether the Human Rights Act 1998 needs updating, led by former Court of Appeal judge, Sir Peter Gross, has been announced by the government

A Joint Committee on Human Rights report, ‘Black people, racism and human rights’, published this week, has drawn stark conclusions on inequalities in healthcare, criminal justice, immigration and democracy

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

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Tribute to Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC

Human rights lawyers, social justice champion, co-founder of the law firm Bindmans, and NLJ columnist Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC has died at the age of 92 years

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'

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Human rights

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith