THIS ISSUE
Nick Hopkins & Christine Land outline the Law Commission proposals designed to pave the way to genuine homeownership
An analysis of the new UK sanctions regime by Tom Forster QC & David Claxton
Alec Samuels details a decade of the UK Supreme Court
Court bargains on offer; COVID lesson; Online for FR consents
Simon Parsons raises issues with the law of voluntary intoxication
Are asylum seekers getting good legal advice, ask Rona Epstein & Peter William Walsh
Questions about entitlement to holidays & how holiday pay is calculated have rarely been more prominent, says Charles Pigott
The Law Commission has launched draft legislation to remodel online shopping laws
The maximum payment for a single grant from the Compensation Fund will be lowered from £2m to £500,000, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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