THIS ISSUE
Tackling unconscious bias is key to achieving equality, writes Trevor Sterling
Peter de Vena Franks explains why joining the Will Aid campaign can benefit everyone involved
Michael Zander QC on a neglected aspect of the IOPC’s much-criticised report on search warrants obtained in Operation Midland
Constance McDonnell QC examines the year’s most notable 1975 Act decisions
Winston Jacob & Toby Walker analyse the latest approach to costs on discontinuance
David Burrows provides a rundown of child support appeals to the First-tier Tribunal & Upper Tribunal
David Locke reflects on the impact of the inadequate reporting of Paul Gascoigne’s recent court case
Ratification of Withdrawal Agreement Bill put on hold… for now
A professor who invented a device vital to diabetes treatment has won a landmark patent case on the determination of ‘outstanding benefit’.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin
Firm strengthens international funds capability with senior hire
Gilson Gray—Jeremy Davy
Partner appointed as head of residential conveyancing for England
DR Solicitors—Paul Edels
Specialist firm enhances corporate healthcare practice with partner appointment
NEWS
The proposed £11bn redress scheme following the Supreme Court’s motor finance rulings is analysed in this week’s NLJ by Fred Philpott of Gough Square Chambers
In this week's issue, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former district judge, surveys another eclectic fortnight in procedure. With humour and humanity, he reminds readers that beneath the procedural dust, the law still changes lives
Generative AI isn’t the villain of the courtroom—it’s the misunderstanding of it that’s dangerous, argues Dr Alan Ma of Birmingham City University and the Birmingham Law Society in this week's NLJ
James Naylor of Naylor Solicitors dissects the government’s plan to outlaw upward-only rent review (UORR) clauses in new commercial leases under Schedule 31 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, in this week's NLJ. The reform, he explains, marks a seismic shift in landlord-tenant power dynamics: rents will no longer rise inexorably, and tenants gain statutory caps and procedural rights
Writing in NLJ this week, James Harrison and Jenna Coad of Penningtons Manches Cooper chart the Privy Council’s demolition of the long-standing ‘shareholder rule’ in Jardine Strategic v Oasis Investments
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