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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed it will review the whiplash reforms this year, despite a glowing review from the Treasury.
You may already have seen the adverts. As Professor Dominic Regan, AKA 'The insider', writes in this week’s NLJ, the decision in Johnson v Firstrand Bank ‘caused financial institutions to wobble amid talk of this opening the way to the next PPI claims bonanza’. However, stability may be about to be restored. Regan reports the Supreme Court has sprung into action.
Where would the legal profession be without the humble motorcar & the endless disputes it produces? Dominic Regan steers through credit hire confusion & secret commissions
A rise in nuisance claims against water utilities and in silicosis claims are among the insurance predictions for 2025.
Successful non-party costs orders against credit hire operators are swelling in number: Sarah Jane Cartlidge considers whether these are just a drop in the ocean
Dishonest solicitors & aggregation clauses: Christopher Stanton explains how recent rulings have exposed insurers to further liabilities

Thousands of companies are entitled to claim business interruption insurance for losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Court of Appeal has held in a landmark decision

Solicitors are enjoying a buoyant mood in the professional indemnity insurance (PII) market, with rate decreases and improved stability

Insurers have lost a claim for priority over uninsured losses where money has been recovered, in a shipping case

Mark Lee & Teja Picton-Howell assess the impact of the Consumer Duty on travel insurance products & distribution
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

Charity strengthens leadership as national Pro Bono Week takes place

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

Dual-qualified partner joins London disputes practice

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler

Transactions practice welcomes partner in London office

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