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Judicial diplomacy plan set out

21 May 2025
Issue: 8117 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , International , International justice
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Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, has set out a four-year programme of international work for the judiciary

Priorities include exploring how technology can save time and money, addressing the challenges posed by environmental law, encouraging cross-border understanding in family law, promoting innovation in business law, and improving the capacity of courts around the world.

Judicial officeholders visit or host their counterparts abroad each year, committing hundreds of hours to training, mentoring, collaboration, speeches and conference events.

Launching the Judicial Strategy for International Engagement 2025-29 last week, Baroness Carr said: ‘The independent judiciary, the cornerstone of the rule of law, is an integral part of what the UK has to offer to the world.

‘That is why international litigants come here and international finance regards us as a safe place to invest.’

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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