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Costs lawyers have earned their long-awaited right to litigate, says Sue Nash

The first part of an exclusive NLJ series on controlling costs post-Mitchell using technology solutions, by Mark Surguy, Damian Murphy & Tracey Stretton

Ferdinand Lovett considers the potential impact of the recent Budget changes on pensions on divorce

Simplifying procedures not lowering GHRs is the best way to contain litigation costs, says Richard Langley

Kirsty Varley reponds to questions about the implications of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014

Steven O’Sullivan examines the impact of Jackson & Mitchell on claims against solicitors

Tom Walker & Phillip D’Costa review the status of LLP members

Jon Robins laments Grayling’s latest failing

It’s not all doom & gloom for legal aid & human rights lawyers, says Roger Smith

Robin Denford raises questions over the removal of the power to restrain a breach of tenancy injunction

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Clyde & Co—Sian Langer & Gemma Parker

Firm strengthens catastrophic injury capability with partner promotions

DWF—Dean Gormley

Finance and restructuring team offering expands in Manchester with partner hire

Taylor Rose—Vicki Maflin

Firm announces appointment of head of remortgage

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NLJ this week: Employment law’s fine margins

From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act

NLJ this week: Promises broken on non-molestation orders?

Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection

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

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

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Opinion

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Sian Langer & Gemma Parker

DWF—Dean Gormley

Taylor Rose—Vicki Maflin