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Those standing outside the immediate circle would do well to reflect before questioning the motives of the individuals & institutions involved in the Charlie Gard case, says David Locke

Peers have warned of an ‘unacceptable risk’ to the UK if the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is not immediately replaced post-Brexit. 

Recent changes to the Ministerial Code, which could undermine the UK’s commitment to the rule of law, may be subject to judicial review, as Daniel Carey explains. Interview by Jenny Rayner

Chris Syder & Eva Camus-Smith follow the fight against Modern Slavery

Ibrahim and others v United Kingdom (App. Nos. 50541/08, 50571/08, 50573/08 and 40351/09) [2016] All ER (D) 57 (Sep)

Jon Robins reviews the Lord Chancellor’s first outing before the House of Commons’ Justice Committee

Philip Evans QC & Tom Coke-Smyth discuss the importance of applying the rule of law to the military

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

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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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