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Planning and employment law reform took top billing in the King’s Speech, among an ambitious agenda of more than 35 bills

Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice will look into obstacles impeding the progress into the judiciary of both black lawyers and disabled lawyers
From pronouns to ‘legalease’—the legal world needs to adapt, argues Jasmine Galvin
In the second of a series of articles, Harry Lambert explains why lawyers in all practice areas really need to start considering neurotechnology
Lucy McCaughan, winner of 4PB's inaugural Alan Inglis essay competition, puts the case for the expansion of legal parenthood beyond the current dyadic model
4PB chambers has announced the winner of its inaugural Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize

The Bar Council has appointed former solicitor general Harriet Harman KC to chair an independent review of bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment, at the Bar

Complaints about discrimination in relation to any protected characteristic should lead to robust investigations, not heresy hunts, say Maya Forstater & Anya Palmer

Leading set 4PB launched the essay competition in memory of a much-loved friend and colleague, Alan Inglis, who passed away in August 2023

Nabila Mallick discusses the law & potential legal developments relating to menstruation & menopause in the workplace
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys senior leadership appointments

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector

NEWS
More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month
Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars
Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week
New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way
Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention
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