THIS ISSUE
In the first of a series of articles to mark 70 years of legal aid, Jon Robins outlines the background & fall-out to one of many miscarriages of justice cases plaguing British history
Dr Chris Pamplin maps the results & gauges the mood of this year’s UK Register of Expert Witnesses’ survey
Rakesh Kapila considers possible shortcomings in the financial statements submitted by the parties in matrimonial proceedings
In the age of #MeToo, what kind of misconduct could cross the line into the domain of a legal regulator? John Gould examines the role & limits of professional discipline
In this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith raises a glass to legal privilege in the face of pub gossip, & the Pandora’s Box opened by the recent whistle-blowing judgment
David Burrows reflects on Liberté, Egalité et Fraternité and the French citoyen and citoyenne
Modernisation reforms under fire & behind schedule
Construction companies urged to review processes
Lord Burnett, the Lord Chief Justice, has spoken out against the government for allowing the court estate to fall into disrepair.
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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