Elizabeth Rimmer sets out practical steps for legal leaders to make a difference on mental health & workplace culture
Drowning in emails? Elizabeth Rimmer provides tips for keeping your inbox under control
Elizabeth Rimmer offers advice on healthy habits for new & experienced lawyers
Elizabeth Rimmer sets out some common barriers that prevent people from seeking help
Elizabeth Rimmer explains the importance of understanding psychosocial risk in legal workplaces
Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO of LawCare, wants to drive a shift in legal culture to end the stigma that stops people from speaking out when they are struggling
Why don’t men speak up about their mental health? Elizabeth Rimmer discusses the barriers & explains what help is out there
Elizabeth Rimmer discusses how to find your feet (again) in a post-pandemic legal world
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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