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Limitation: Not just racing against the clock Premium Content
Laura Benghiat considers why litigators may need to revisit their limitation analysis as a case develops
14 August 2026 / Laura Benghiat
NLJ this week: Fairness or formula? Rethinking discipline for dishonest lawyers
Should every solicitor found to have acted dishonestly face automatic striking off? The answer, argues John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke LLP in NLJ this week, is no 
07 August 2026
Drawing the line on dishonesty Premium Content
John Gould explores the uneasy relationship between fairness, judicial discretion & the profession’s uncompromising stance on dishonesty
07 August 2026 / John Gould
Common law solutions to AI problems
The common law is flexible enough to address many of the legal issues arising from artificial intelligence (AI), the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce has concluded
15 July 2026
SRA brings Post Office lawyer prosecutions
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is taking former general counsel of the Post Office, Jane Elizabeth MacLeod, and another solicitor to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
01 July 2026
Case review: a watershed in negligence law Premium Content
As part of an occasional series on the practical impact of recent landmark judgments, Robert Hargreaves reflects on Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton
06 March 2026 / Robert Hargreaves
NLJ this week: Triple cover, single mistake?
How do overlapping insurance policies interact? In NLJ this week, Chris Bates and Jordan Ball of Penningtons Manches Cooper explore this question in Watford Community Housing Trust v Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd 
01 August 2025
Insurance policies: double trouble? Premium Content
When there’s more than one insurance policy, you’d better double-check the cover, say Chris Bates & Jordan Ball
01 August 2025 / Chris Bates / Jordan Ball
NLJ this week: Name the wrong firm, lose the right claim
Clare Hughes-Williams and James Gardiner of DAC Beachcroft highlight the dangers of misidentifying defendants in negligence claims—especially after law firm mergers—in this week’s NLJ
11 July 2025
What’s in a name? Premium Content
Law firm mergers can lead to expensive cases of mistaken identity, write Clare Hughes-Williams & James Gardiner
11 July 2025 / James Gardiner / Clare Hughes-Williams
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Law Officers mark 25 years of Pro Bono Week
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
NLJ this week: Debts, disputes & digital bluster
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
NLJ this week: New law, old convictions
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
NLJ this week: Beyond environmental offences
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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