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17 December 2021
Issue: 7961 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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NLJ this week: Home Alone: what really happened to Kevin!

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Ever wondered what happened to Kevin McCallister, the eight-year-old (played by Macauley Culkin) left to fend for himself after his parents forgot to take him on vacation?

Well, wonder no more. Writing in this week’s NLJ, RPC partner Peter Mansfield reveals the shocking truth about the main character of the evergreen Christmas movie, Home Alone. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

As Mansfield writes: ‘All it needs is for the terrarium to break and the spider of justice is freed.’ 

Issue: 7961 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Alexia Haines & Kelsey Wells

Clarke Willmott—Alexia Haines & Kelsey Wells

Clarke Willmott strengthens Birmingham private client team with double appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

From global fraud cases to fishing off-grid, Mishcon de Reya’s chair of dispute resolution Hugo Plowman discusses mentors, management switching off

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law announces partner promotion and new hires amid a record year for enquiries

NEWS
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
Artificial intelligence does not demand a wholesale rewrite of liability law, argues an article challenging claims that new technology has created an accountability gap
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
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