THIS ISSUE
Michael Zander pins down the issues of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
What happens when neighbours claim your tenants run a brothel? Amy Proferes looks at a recent case
The UK Internal Market Bill: ‘Minor clarifications’ and the Rule of Law. Khawar Qureshi QC tracks events in Parliament so far this month
Lawyers have thrown themselves into the London Legal Walk 10xChallenge―the replacement for the annual London Legal Walk
The Family Law Awards 2020 have received an overwhelming number of entries―despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis
The High Court has clarified key issues regarding insurance cover for business interruption caused by COVID-19, in a landmark decision
The Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) ‘naïve’ approach to outsourcing has come under fire, in a scathing report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
The Singapore Convention on mediation came into force on 12 September, in a major development in international commercial dispute resolution
A cohort of ten barristers signed up to support the Bar Council’s #IAmTheBar campaign as social mobility advocates this week
The controversial Internal Market Bill survived its second reading this week, despite unprecedented condemnation from senior lawyers, including former Conservative attorneys general Geoffrey Cox, Jeremy Wright and Dominic Grieve
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clarke Willmott—Declan Goodwin & Elinor Owen
Corporate and commercial teams in Cardiff boosted by dual partner hire
Hill Dickinson—Joz Coetzer & Marc Naidoo
London hires to lead UK launch of international finance team
Switalskis—11 promotions
Firm marks start of year with firmwide promotions round
NEWS
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The next generation is inheriting more than assets—it is inheriting complexity. Writing in NLJ this week, experts from Penningtons Manches Cooper chart how global mobility, blended families and evolving values are reshaping private wealth advice
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming sport, from recruitment and training to officiating and fan engagement. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dr Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys at Law explains how AI now influences everything from injury prevention to tactical decisions, with clubs using tools such as ‘TacticAI’ to gain competitive edges
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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