THIS ISSUE
Business fears about a tough GDPR regime have been confirmed after the first company to be penalised, British Airways, received a £183.39m fine.
Many individuals who divorce are losing out due to a lack of understanding of pensions, lawyers have warned.
Current procedures for scrutinising legislation in Parliament are ‘unsatisfactory’, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has said in a report.
Anyone hoping to take part in the Legal Access Challenge has until 11 August to apply.
Women in the Law UK, a national professional development and support organisation, is raising funds for a performance coach, counsellor and mental health first aider training.
When choosing a lawyer, Brits would rather have Barack Obama than Tony Blair, research by digital marketing specialist mmadigital has found.
Doughty Street Chambers has launched a children’s rights group, which will focus on innovative legal advocacy aimed at securing the rights set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Solicitors are getting better at handling complaints, the latest figures show.
Clifford Chance litigation partner Simon Davis has taken office in Chancery Lane as the Law Society’s 175th president.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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