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A series of procedural developments could have significant practical consequences for litigators. Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Stephen Gold highlights important updates ranging from digital court reforms to family procedure and admissions of liability

Post the N1; CPR PD 195th update; Standard family orders change; Old admission withdrawals; Credit hire impecuniosity.

John Gould examines whether the current regime for solicitor-client fee disputes has outlived its purpose

Judge jobs; Latest CPR update; Silencing the opposition

Former subpostmaster Lee Castleton, one of the litigants in Bates v Post Office, has won his appeal against a decision to split his £2m claim against the Post Office into two trials

The Law Society has urged ministers to hold a public consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system as a whole

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation

That Act; ADR accreditation; Revised PI guidelines

A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting

Plans to reduce jury trials risk missing the real problem in the criminal justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, David Wolchover of Ridgeway Chambers argues the crown court backlog is fuelled not by juries but weak cases slipping through a flawed ‘50%’ prosecution test

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Winckworth Sherwood—David Fendt

Restructuring and insolvency practice strengthened by partner hire

Gateley Legal—Billy Poulter & Shay Moore

North West residential development team welcomes partner and associate

Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt

Family law boutique expands London team with legal director hire

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NLJ this week: Equal pay battles refuse to stay buried

Some employment law controversies never disappear—they merely lie dormant

NLJ this week: Why AI needs senior lawyers on board

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming legal practice, but its successful adoption depends as much on culture as technology

NLJ this week: Mandelson affair exposes constitutional fault lines

The fallout from Lord Mandelson’s appointment and dismissal as UK ambassador to Washington raises profound questions about constitutional governance, accountability and political appointments

NLJ this week: Junk food rules serve up a regulatory feast

Pastries may be in the firing line while kebabs escape scrutiny, but the reality is far more nuanced

NLJ this week: Legacy Act ruling leaves rights and remedies apart

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dillon highlights a central tension in modern public law: rights may be recognised without being fully realised

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Procedure & practice

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Winckworth Sherwood—David Fendt

Gateley Legal—Billy Poulter & Shay Moore

Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt