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As the government announces a review of human rights law, Alec Samuels makes the case for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights

‘Eleventh hour change of heart’ on Internal Market Bill welcomed

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has posted a series of five webinars for legal professionals on changes that will take place on 1 January 2021.

On Monday the Commons rejected 22 amendments to the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill made by the House of Lords

A ‘plethora of rather confusing “guidance” has emerged’ in response to COVID-19, but what is its legal status?

Laws around confidentiality, enforceability and limitation periods in mediation agreements will be affected when the Brexit transition period ends this month, the Law Society has warned practitioners.

A cohort of law societies and business groups have written to EU leaders urging them to not to block UK admission to the Lugano Convention after the end of transition

The Law Society of Ireland is to cease issuing practising certificates to members based outside the Republic, in a major blow for solicitors in England and Wales

With time almost up for the UK to secure an agreement with the EU, a senior lawyer warned that, deal or no deal, ‘the outcome is not binary’

The Law Society of Ireland is to cease issuing practising certificates to members based outside the Republic, in a major blow for solicitors in England and Wales

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Payne Hicks Beach—Craig Parrett

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Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey

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NLJ this week: Form N510—not just a box to tick

NLJ columnist Stephen Gold dives into the quirks of civil practice, from the Court of Appeal’s fierce defence of form N510 to fresh reminders about compliance and interest claims, in this week's Civil Way

NLJ this week: Delegation or dereliction?

Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) has restated a fundamental truth, writes John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke, in this week's NLJ: only authorised persons can conduct litigation. The decision sparked alarm, but Gould stresses it merely confirms the Legal Services Act 2007

NLJ this week: FCA faces its toughest test yet

The government’s decision to make the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the Single Professional Services Supervisor marks a watershed in the UK’s fight against money laundering, says Rebecca Hughes of Corker Binning in this week's NLJ. The FCA will now oversee 60,000 firms across legal and accountancy sectors—a massive expansion of remit that raises questions over resources and readiness

NLJ this week: Instructing the right expert

The High Court's decision in Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) provided a striking reminder of the need to instruct the right expert in retrospective capacity assessments, says Ann Stanyer of Wedlake Bell in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Striking back at SLAPPs

Paige Coulter of Quinn Emanuel reports on the UK’s first statutory definition of SLAPPs under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, in NLJ this week

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Payne Hicks Beach—Craig Parrett

Muckle LLP—Phoebe Gogarty

Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey