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MLex has published a new special report entitled ‘Find your way to the future’, reviewing the regulatory trends in the rollout of electric and self-driving vehicles around the world, as well as debates and legal issues over related intellectual property and data privacy of connected cars.

A date has been set for the first stage of a gigantic opt-out class action against Facebook (now known as Meta), worth a potential £2.2bn

LexisNexis Legal & Professional has added extra news and analysis content to the Lexis+ Legal News Hub, it announced this week

Fred Allen explains why taking a critical approach to emerging technologies is vital

The dangers of a police force enchanted with tech do not need spelling out―enough dystopian sci fi thrillers exist already. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Fred Allen, senior associate at Kingsley Napley, addresses the increasing reliance on tech by law enforcement agencies in England and Wales.

Lucie Clinch provides a guide to the Law Commissions’ report on automated vehicles and next steps for road traffic law

What does the future hold for driverless cars? Writing in this week’s NLJ, Lucie Clinch, covers the Law Commissions’ report on automated vehicles, including issues of responsibility, liability, safety and data retention

The government has won a High Court challenge to its increasing use of WhatsApp and other messaging services where records can be permanently deleted

Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls & Head of Civil Justice

Digital justice enthusiast Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, marks the bicentenary of NLJ this week by calling for the legal system to be ‘more agile’

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WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

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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: 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

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

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Technology

MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth