Veronica Cowan

Barrister & journalist

Barrister and journalist.

Barrister & journalist

Barrister and journalist.

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Necessity is the mother of invention for property lawyers during lockdown & beyond, says Veronica Cowan

A cathedral close: heavenly or very worldly, asks Veronica Cowan

Veronica Cowan explains why the failure to engage with cyber attack prevention is an unnecessary gamble

Veronica Cowan explains why the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority is in the dock

Veronica Cowan explains why it’s time for conveyancing firms to embrace digitalisation & adopt modern work practices

Leasehold conveyancing: how rogue managing agents can cause delays. Veronica Cowan reports

Last year’s heatwave has given insurers the shivers: Veronica Cowan explains why

Veronica Cowan puts the relationship between conveyancing solicitors & professional indemnity insurers under the spotlight

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Set creates new client and business development role amid growth

Kingsley Napley—Tim Lowles

Sports disputes practice launchedwith partner appointment

mfg Solicitors—Tom Evans

Tax and succession planning offering expands with returning partner

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Who’s on the 2026 silk list?

The rank of King’s Counsel (KC) has been awarded to 96 barristers, and no solicitors, in the latest silk round

NLJ this week: Police, contempt and the rule of law

Can a chief constable be held responsible for disobedient officers? Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth, professor of public law at De Montfort University, examines a Court of Appeal ruling that answers firmly: yes

NLJ this week: Arbitration’s fast lane—with guardrails

Early determination is no longer a novelty in arbitration. In NLJ this week, Gustavo Moser, arbitration specialist lawyer at Lexis+, charts the global embrace of summary disposal powers, now embedded in the Arbitration Act 1996 and mirrored worldwide. Tribunals may swiftly dismiss claims with ‘no real prospect of succeeding’, but only if fairness is preserved

NLJ this week: Justice for some, access for few?

The Ministry of Justice is once again in the dock as access to justice continues to deteriorate. NLJ consultant editor David Greene warns in this week's issue that neither public legal aid nor private litigation funding looks set for a revival in 2026

NLJ this week: Bundles, bots & bonkers rent

Civil justice lurches onward with characteristic eccentricity. In his latest Civil Way column, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist, surveys a procedural landscape featuring 19-page bundle rules, digital possession claims, and rent laws he labels ‘bonkers’

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Veronica Cowan

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Kingsley Napley—Tim Lowles

mfg Solicitors—Tom Evans