THIS ISSUE
Firm adds medical negligence specialist
COVID-19 demands a longer transition & a clean EU referendum, say Amanda Robinson & David Wolchover
Mark Pawlowski examines the tortious liability of practical jokers in the context of both English & Commonwealth case law
Neil Parpworth considers the Schedule 21 powers relating to potentially infectious individuals
Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown share a guide to the practical matters relating to child relocation
Top tips to manage your career from home: Matthew Kay outlines how lawyers can get comfortable with the UK’s new way of working
Mark Solon provides a cut out & keep guide to giving evidence by video link to share with your experts
Expert witnesses will need to give evidence by video link over the coming months and this may even become the norm, Bond Solon founder Mark Solon writes in this week’s NLJ
The lawyer demographic is becoming more diverse overall but sharp discrepancies remain, the latest Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) figures show
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
