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Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC considers the state of justice as Labour’s new cabinet gets to work

Charlotte Hill provides an update on the pivotal role of group litigation in the English legal landscape

Mary Young sets out a lawyer’s wish list for the new prime minister & the Labour government

Malcolm Bishop KC reflects on the role of the ‘savings clause’ in maintaining capital punishment in the Caribbean

Group litigation, also known as class actions, is on the rise

What do lawyers hope for as the Keir Starmer government gets to work? In this week’s NLJ, Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC calls for more access to justice while Mary Young sets out a wish list from the legal profession

Leeds firm celebrates appointment of 10 more new recruits

The criminal justice system must have a ‘culture’ where ‘it is acknowledged that mistakes can be made’, Chris Henley KC has said, in his independent review of the Andrew Malkinson case

The Law Society has urged the new government to update the means test in line with inflation, bringing 5.5 million more people in scope

Jonathan has led Bolt Burdon Kemp (BKK) in successfully campaigning to change the law in a number of areas, including access to public transport & courtrooms for disabled people. The firm has recently released its Manifesto for Injured People. He talks to NLJ about his inspirations & challenges

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mfg Solicitors—Brian Hession

Birmingham commercial property team bolstered by partner hire

STEP—Sara Morgan

Fieldfisher director re-elected as deputy chair of England Wales committee

Osborne Clarke—Andrew Eaton

Restructuring and insolvency expert joins as partner

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NLJ this week: DNA evidence—justice on ice?

In this week's NLJ, Steven Ball of Red Lion Chambers unpacks how advances in forensic science finally unmasked Ryland Headley, jailed in 2025 for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Preserved swabs and palm prints lay dormant for decades until DNA-17 profiling produced a billion-to-one match

NLJ this week: Pro bono power without the red tape

Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Fraud claims climb as courts brace for AI threats

Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes

NLJ this week: Courts walk a tightrope on relocation & abuse

Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Rylatt and Robyn Laye of Anthony Gold Solicitors examine recent international relocation cases where allegations of domestic abuse shaped outcomes

NLJ this week: Trans pool player loses discrimination fight

Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ

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Profession

MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Brian Hession

STEP—Sara Morgan

Osborne Clarke—Andrew Eaton