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Family law is shifting towards a calmer & more constructive approach to solving conflicts, writes Jennifer Headon
E2 remedied; price marking put back; housing for abuse victims; delayed claim forms; committal put right; protocol claims get a kick; matrimonialisation endorsed
What do global companies need to know about the Online Safety Act 2023? Lucy Blake, Joanna Ludlam, Will Jones & Karam Jardaneh explain
Monique Simone Fremder, winner of 4PB's Alan Inglis essay competition 2025, explains why automatic recognition of international surrogacy could compromise legal safeguards & undermine the rule of law
How has a phrase that appears nowhere in the supreme law of the US managed to become part of it? Athelstane Aamodt considers the history
Nicola McKinney on why full & frank disclosure in ex parte applications is central to maintaining judicial integrity
Masood Ahmed & Lal Akhter discuss lawyers’ responsibilities in the age of AI hallucinations
Charles Davey reports on the police’s duty of care to warn domestic abuse victims of an imminent attack
Fern Schofield & Gwyneth Everson round up the lessons learnt from key property decisions in Spring 2025
Agricultural archives are a valuable (but neglected) resource for resolving access rights, writes Professor John Martin
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

Constantine Law—Alex Finch & Rebecca Tester

Constantine Law—Alex Finch & Rebecca Tester

Firm launches business immigration practice with dual partner hire

Freeths—Jane Dickers

Freeths—Jane Dickers

Scottish offering strengthened with dispute resolution partner hire in Glasgow

NEWS
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
Lawyers can no longer afford to ignore the metaverse, says Jacqueline Watts of Allin1 Advisory in this week's NLJ. Far from being a passing tech fad, virtual platforms like Roblox host thriving economies and social interactions, raising real legal issues
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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