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09 September 2026
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Entries open for the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027

LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
Open to lawyers, teams and organisations across the spectrum of legal practice and business, the awards are judged by independent experts in their fields. The event has grown in prominence in recent years and provides an opportunity to showcase exceptional work, recognise the people behind it and raise your profile with clients, colleagues and the wider legal market.

Whether you have delivered a landmark result, transformed client service, developed new talent or introduced an innovative way of working, LexisNexis wants to hear your story.

For more information and to enter the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027 to give your achievements the recognition they deserve, enter here

For any queries, please contact awards@lexisnexis.co.uk.
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Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

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DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard makes Magic Circle hire

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

Three new Heads announced at leading London-based law firm

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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