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Roger Smith follows some figures of speech

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

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners

HFW—Rémi Ducloyer

HFW—Rémi Ducloyer

HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire

NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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