Mary Young
Partner
Mary Young, partner, Kingsley Napley (kingsleynapley.co.uk) & hon treasurer, London Solicitors Litigation Association (lsla.co.uk). Newlawjournal.co.uk
Partner
Mary Young, partner, Kingsley Napley (kingsleynapley.co.uk) & hon treasurer, London Solicitors Litigation Association (lsla.co.uk). Newlawjournal.co.uk
A cautionary tale from Mary Young, showing that anyone can be duped—including lawyers
In the age of digital data, search orders may have had their day. Mary Young argues that both search & imaging orders need to be redesigned
The Supreme Court judgment in Philipp included a useful discussion about authority, as Mary Young explains
Holding your tongue? Mary Young considers when a party’s right to silence applies in civil proceedings
The duties of directors in financially precarious companies: Mary Young & Adam Deacock examine the Supreme Court’s judgment in BTI v Sequana
Placing restrictions on the sharing of draft judgments risks creating a host of problems for legal teams & their clients, as Mary Young & Rebecca Ryan explain
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott
Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners
DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook
DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director
Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice
NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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