Overriding lawyer-client & confidential communications is incompatible with the rule of law, as Nicholas Griffin QC, Robert O’Sullivan QC & Gordon Nardell QC explain
Foreign embassies cannot use state immunity to avoid unfair dismissal claims brought by staff, the Court of Appeal has held.
Roger Smith reports on a busy start to 2015
“Amos has done well to compress the case law on the Act into 178 pages without omitting reference to all of the key cases”
Businesses working across jurisdictions will increasingly have to deal with “human rights” issues, says Chris Syder
Human rights have been a popular talking point in recent times, says Roger Smith
Is the criminalisation of excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy possible, asks David Locke
As the Modern Slavery Bill passes through Parliament, Geoffrey Bindman QC recalls early abolition struggles
What’s the point of the Human Rights Act? Michael Zander on an important lecture by Dinah Rose QC
Stephanie Cope considers the Court of Appeal’s stance on Equality Act assessors in Cary
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
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