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Is civil recovery effective in settling overseas corruption investigations, asks David Corker

David Greene predicts how the profession will respond to (& survive) the law’s “Big Bang”

Stephen Hockman QC considers the future of human rights in the UK

David Pope laments hefty skeletons

David Greene charts the latest developments in the legal services revolution

What will ABSs mean for legal aid firms? Jon Robins collects the views of those who are for & against deregulation

Are lawyers breaking the rules on costs & transparency? Michael Zander QC

Roger Smith reports on some recent issues of language

Can the cost of correcting discrimination be too high, asks Alex Fox

David Greene ponders what is ahead for the personal injury claims industry following the referral fee ban

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Moore Barlow—Jess Ready & Natasha Jones

Commercial property and corporate teams expand in Southampton

Watershed—Rob Elliott

Employment firm expands capability with experienced hire

Devonshires—Aoife Murphy & Mandeep Sahota

Housing management and property litigation team bolstered by partner hires

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Emergency lawyers on call as international regulatory actions soar

Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies

NLJ this week: Failure to deliver in Getty v Stability AI

The long-awaited Getty Images v Stability AI judgment arrived at the end of last year—but not with the seismic impact many expected. In this week's issue of NLJ, experts from Arnold & Porter dissect a ruling that is ‘historic’ yet tightly confined

NLJ this week: Spotlight on the Supreme Court in 2025

The UK Supreme Court may be deciding fewer cases, but its impact in 2025 was anything but muted. In this week's NLJ, Professor Emeritus Brice Dickson of Queen’s University Belfast reviews a year marked by historically low output, a striking rise in jointly authored judgments, and a continued decline in dissent. High-profile rulings on biological sex under the Equality Act, public access to Dartmoor, and fairness in sexual offence trials ensured the court’s voice carried far beyond the Strand

NLJ this week: Mind the registration gap

Delays at HM Land Registry are no longer a background irritation but a growing source of professional risk. Writing in NLJ this week, Phil Murrin of DAC Beachcroft explores how the ‘registration gap’—now stretching up to two years in complex cases—is fuelling client frustration, priority disputes, and negligence claims

NLJ this week: Assisted dying under the legal microscope

Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961

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Opinion

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Moore Barlow—Jess Ready & Natasha Jones

Watershed—Rob Elliott

Devonshires—Aoife Murphy & Mandeep Sahota