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The High Court has lifted a two-year super-injunction concealing the leak of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) list of more than 18,000 Afghan nationals who assisted British forces against the Taliban

Secretive talks, tense negotiations & an ultimatum narrowly averted tragedy, writes William Gibson

Even in times of uncivilised warfare, natural law matters—as shown so vividly in Breaker Morant and other classic movies, writes Mark Pawlowski

Far from a modern concept, the idea of prosecuting an individual for war crimes has a long & complicated history, as Athelstane Aamodt explains

Vijay Ganapathy considers key issues dealt with by the courts in headline personal injury cases this year

A Royal Air Force officer who was involved in a cycling accident while stationed in Cyprus cannot sue for injuries in England, the Court of Appeal has held.

MPs and peers went into battle this week over the government’s controversial Bill to limit soldiers’ accountability for war crimes.

The House of Commons has voted down a Lords amendment that would have removed a six-year time limit for civil claims against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) from the Overseas Operations (Services Personnel and Veterans) Bill

In the public interest? Michael Zander considers the government’s Overseas Operations Bill

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Freeths—Suzanne Porter

Firm launches trusts, estates and tax practice in the north with senior hire

Fieldfisher—Guy Forster

Personal injury and medical negligence team strengthened by partner hire

mfg Solicitors—Richard Port

Firm appoints partner and head of family in Birmingham office

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Cautious support for proposed reforms to homebuying process

CILEX has called for a review of conveyancing fees and stronger regulation of the high-volume residential property sector, in its response to government proposals for homebuying reforms

Time to stir the pension pot?

Pension provision should be considered during all divorce proceedings in order to repair gender inequality, the Pension Policy Institute (PPI) charity and workplace pensions provider now:pensions have said

Government moving 'too far too fast' on cryptoassets?

‘Over-regulating’ the cryptoassets sector could stifle growth when the government brings regulations into force in 2027, a digital assets lawyer has warned

Guideline hourly rates on the rise

Solicitors received a new year’s boost this month with the announcement of an uplift to the guideline hourly rates

Existing framework sufficient to regulate AI, says Law Society

There’s no need to change the rules or introduce more legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal sector, the Law Society has said this week in its response to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology’s call for evidence on the AI Growth Lab

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Suzanne Porter

Fieldfisher—Guy Forster

mfg Solicitors—Richard Port