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Lawyers and rights activists around the world are suffering ongoing attacks from governments for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amnesty International and the Centre for Applied Human Rights have warned.
Nicholas Dobson navigates the murky world of free speech & cancel culture
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
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices

NEWS

The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation
Patients are being systematically failed by an NHS complaints regime that is opaque, poorly enforced and often stacked against them, argues Charles Davey of The Barrister Group
A wealthy Russian divorce battle has produced a sharp warning about trying to challenge foreign nuptial agreements in the wrong English court. Writing in NLJ this week, Vanessa Friend and Robert Jackson of Hodge Jones & Allen examine Timokhin v Timokhina, where the High Court enforced Russian judgments arising from a prenuptial agreement despite arguments based on the landmark Radmacher decision
An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading
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