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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a consultation on a proposal to make a change to the professional indemnity insurance (PI)​ minimum terms and conditions (MTCs). 
The European Parliament Think Tank has published an in-depth analysis by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)​ on EU-UK private-sector data flows after Brexit. 
With allegations of abuse & misconduct hitting the headlines, Simon Cheetham QC examines the data protection implications for the schools investigating them
The European Commission has taken steps towards ensuring the flow of personal data between the UK and the rest of Europe can continue after the 30 June cut-off point.
Kevin Charles explains why it’s time for structural change to resolve bullying & harassment issues in the legal profession
COVID-19 has forced a new way of working onto many of us, but in the rush to adapt the additional cybersecurity risks should not be ignored, says Paul Schwartfeger
A supermarket was not vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who was ‘pursuing a personal vendetta’, the Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in a landmark judgment
The Information Commissioner’s Office has sought to reassure data controllers on compliance during the COVID-19 outbreak
The Court of Appeal has held that three women who survived sexual exploitation can challenge the storage of their criminal records on the Police National Computer, in QSA & Ors, R. (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 130.
I’m a celebrity (of sorts), but don’t share my private information with the public! Jeremy Clarke-Williams & Nilly Tabatabai report on royals & wags
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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