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In the second part of this series, Harry Lambert tackles some key questions: is social media a ‘product’ at all, and how might claims be brought against its platforms?

Credit hire organisations must pay defendants’ costs when claimants are unsuccessful, the Court of Appeal has held

Matthew Tuff, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), discusses his long-held fascination for personal injury law, the need for greater accessibility & his adventures off the beaten track with NLJ

What protection is afforded to ‘without prejudice’ communications? This, and other conundrums are among the issues raised in recent personal injury caselaw. In this week’s NLJ, Vijay Ganapathy and Claire Spearpoint, both partners, Leigh Day, round up the latest important cases for practitioners

Vijay Ganapathy & Claire Spearpoint discuss recent cases covering the assumption of responsibility, capacity, and the limits of without prejudice communications

Lawyers have uncovered a major inheritance tax oversight affecting thousands of families of victims of the infected blood scandal

In the first part of a new series, Harry Lambert puts social media firms under the spotlight, asking: to what extent are they liable for harm?

Could social media firms be sued for harm caused to users? In the first of a three-part NLJ series on social media firms, Harry Lambert, Outer Temple Chambers, looks through ‘the lens of product liability, essentially posing the question: can social media platforms be conceptualised as defective products?’

Personal injury lawyers have accused the government of dismissing the impact of sexual abuse on survivors, after it decided not to implement key recommendations for change.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed it will review the whiplash reforms this year, despite a glowing review from the Treasury.

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Anthony Collins—Edwina Turner

Charity law specialist joins partnership as part of 13-strong promotional round

Fieldfisher—Richard Power

Dispute resolution practice strengthened by energy disputes specialist hire

mfg Solicitors—Five newly qualified solicitors

Firm celebrates promotion of five trainees on qualification as solicitors

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NLJ this week: Burnout behind the billable hour

Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice

NLJ this week: Domestic abuse reforms still falling short

Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes

NLJ this week: Uber’s legal shield faces scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic

Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales

NLJ this week: Hereditary peers era finally comes to an end

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber

NLJ this week: Is it finally time to scrap Part III?

The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes

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Personal injury

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Anthony Collins—Edwina Turner

Fieldfisher—Richard Power

mfg Solicitors—Five newly qualified solicitors