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The Family Mediation Voucher Scheme, which gives separating families £500 of mediation, has been extended for another year

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation

That Act; ADR accreditation; Revised PI guidelines

Client complaints about ‘more modest bills’ of £50,000 or less would be handled by the Legal Ombudsman rather than the courts, under Civil Justice Council (CJC) proposals

Masood Ahmed explores constraints on the Court of Appeal’s powers with regard to arbitral awards

Family law must shift from conflict-driven litigation to child-centred problem-solving, according to a major new report. Writing in NLJ this week, Caroline Bowden of Anthony Gold outlines findings showing overwhelming support for reform, with 92% agreeing lawyers owe duties to children as well as clients

Deborah Ruff, Julia Belcher & Charles H Golsong analyse the key changes in the revised Chinese Arbitration Law

English law assumes human arbitrators, but AI decision-makers may have a role to play, writes Daniel Kessler

Litigants may soon trade courtrooms for code, but is the law ready? Writing in NLJ this week, Daniel Kessler of 4 Stone Buildings explores whether artificial intelligence (AI) can act as an arbitrator, concluding that English law still assumes a human decision-maker

Disputing parties are expected to take part in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), where this is suitable for their case. At what point, however, does refusing to participate cross the threshold of ‘unreasonable’ and attract adverse costs consequences?

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NLJ Career Profile: Greg Cox, Simpson Millar

Simpson Millar CEO Greg Cox talks landmark cases, legal reform and why the profession is crying out for more simplicity

Winckworth Sherwood—Lee Ranford

Partner joins team as head of restructuring

Burgess Mee—Susie Barter

Family law firm strengthens offering with partner hire

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NLJ this week: Burnout behind the billable hour

Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice

NLJ this week: Domestic abuse reforms still falling short

Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes

NLJ this week: Uber’s legal shield faces scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic

Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales

NLJ this week: Hereditary peers era finally comes to an end

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber

NLJ this week: Is it finally time to scrap Part III?

The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Greg Cox, Simpson Millar

Winckworth Sherwood—Lee Ranford

Burgess Mee—Susie Barter