THIS ISSUE
Cryptocurrencies under common law: are we there yet, asks Valya Georgieva
Michael Zander on the final stages
The High Court has upheld a widow’s right to bring a claim against her husband’s estate more than 26 years after grant of probate
Lawyers gave a mixed reaction to news that cameras will be allowed in the Crown Court as early as April or May this year
It's time to cast your vote for Legal Personality of the Year at this year’s LexisNexis Legal Awards
John Cooper QC makes a case for open justice
Dr Ping-fat Sze comments on the Hong Kong court’s compromise on the criminalisation of protest & shares his concerns about the rule of law & the future of justice
Flavia Kenyon outlines the increasing threat of ransomware cyber attacks on big business
Policy v principle: Dr Michael Arnheim puts the case for codification
Radical reforms are coming but all will be well, says Dominic Regan
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva
Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice
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Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson
London labour and employment team announces partner hire
Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly
Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion
NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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