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Opening the 2022–23 Parliamentary session on 10 May 2022, the Queen's Speech set out the UK Government's legislative priorities including the following:

The replacement of the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights, a Renters' Reform Bill to abolish no-fault evictions and data protection reform were among 38 bills announced in the Queen’s Speech

The government has won a High Court challenge to its increasing use of WhatsApp and other messaging services where records can be permanently deleted

Is Dominic Raab’s project doomed? Michael Zander reports on criticism from across the legal spectrum

Parliament was not given sufficient opportunity to scrutinise and amend emergency pandemic laws, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded

Geoffrey Bindman questions the motives behind the government’s sudden concern for free speech

Never take our liberties for granted, says David Locke

Does President Putin’s denial of the right of Ukraine to exist represent an attempt to revive the use of force as an acceptable tool of national policy? Marc Weller reports

Writing in NLJ this week, Marc Weller, professor of international law at Cambridge University and a barrister at Doughty Street, asks whether President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine represents an attempt to revive the use of force as an acceptable tool of national policy

Lawyers condemn ‘act of war’ and warn of exposure to sanctions

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NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

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NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year

NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle

As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR

NLJ this week: 40% penalty for coercive control

In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473

NLJ this week: Mbappé row spotlights ‘ethics bonuses’

A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law

NLJ this week: CPR tweak closes third-party disclosure gap

A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing

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Constitutional law

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

JMW—Belinda Brooke