Can documents produced by AI systems be legally privileged? Stacie Bourton, Tom Whittaker & Beata Kolodziej consider the lessons to learn from recent cases
New reforms go some way towards filling employment law’s long-acknowledged statutory gap, writes Robert Hargreaves
Minesh Tanna & David Bridge set out a new framework of guidance for experts who use AI
Should police personnel disclose membership of the Freemasons? Neil Parpworth explores a telling case
Michael Zander KC on the Courts & Tribunals Bill
The AI chickens are coming home to roost: Peter Ambrose reports on an unforeseen development ruffling the feathers of the profession
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett
Firm strengthens growth strategy and group litigation capability with senior hires
Farrer & Co—Richard Lane
Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner
Bird & Bird—Sue McLean
Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner
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A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
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Charlotte Coyle sets out what modern families & practitioners need to know after Cator v Thynn
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The controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill has passed its second reading by 304 votes to 203, despite concerted opposition from the legal profession
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The presumption of parental involvement is to be abolished, the Lord Chancellor David Lammy has confirmed
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A highly experienced chartered legal executive has been prevented from representing her client in financial remedies proceedings, in a case that highlights the continued fallout from Mazur
