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06 February 2026
Issue: 8148 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Costs , Legal services
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NLJ this week: The legal rumour mill spins on

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Who’s up, who’s out, and what cases are worth watching? Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Dominic Regan of City Law School offers a brisk tour of the legal frontlines, from silk announcements to looming appeals

The annual KC list has become a ‘moveable feast’, abandoning its Maundy Thursday tradition, while Sir Geoffrey Vos’s impending retirement fuels speculation about a female successor—with Lady Simler tipped as a frontrunner.

Regan also tracks the next twists in the Post Office litigation, Daily Mail phone-hacking trial, and a clutch of heavyweight costs appeals. Along the way, he laments long-winded advocacy, praises judicial impatience with wasted time, and urges lawyers to support the Law Society Library—‘where better to do deep research?’

Issue: 8148 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Costs , Legal services
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith

NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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