THIS ISSUE
The Queen has appointed Scottish judge Lord Reed as the next President of the UK’s Supreme Court, succeeding Baroness Hale.
John Fletcher expands on the benefits of CAP when dealing with conflicts in the construction industry
David Burrows marks the birthday of legal aid with an examination of its history & how far we have strayed from it
With the work of the Pension Advisory Group being published recently, LexisNexis and Mathieson Consulting are keen to hear the personal views of family law fee earners concerning the engagement of pensions experts for financial settlements.
PPA launches voluntary code of practice for private prosecutions
Probation reforms likely to be ‘costly and risky’
The Sentencing Council has reassured MPs there will be no risk of ‘double counting or overlapping’ in its proposals to expand explanations in sentencing guidelines.
The number of court disputes between divorcing couples over money has risen 20% to 3,176 cases in the past year.
Barristers who break professional rules will have their misdeeds publicly available for less time, under new rules.
David Gauke resigned from the role of Lord Chancellor this week, ahead of Boris Johnson forming a government.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Sidley—Jeremy Trinder
Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
NEWS
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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