THIS ISSUE
It’s already been criticised by ex-Prime Ministers, sparked an international spat and led to high-profile resignations, but how will the story of the Internal Market Bill end?
The government’s intention to enact legislation that breaks international law is just the latest example of ‘perfidious Albion’, barrister Mark Engelman, of Hardwicke chambers, writes in NLJ
Diversity & inclusion were given as a key priority by Chris Bushell in his speech as president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA), back in March
NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
Chris Williams discusses a court’s approach to a 1975 Act claim
Discharging estate liability can be a complex and challenging task. In the light of a recent decision, Jennifer Haywood outlines a court’s approach to ascertaining liabilities
Chris Pawlowska considers recent cases raising issues of vicarious liability & asks whether the courts are any closer to providing clarity on this area of law
Mark Engelman outlines how the ‘Perfidious Albion’ of the government’s proposed intentions to breach an international treaty is nothing new
The clock is ticking for obtaining effective UK pension sharing orders after an overseas divorce once the Brexit transitional period ends on December 31, practitioners are warning
Judges and family practitioners are changing tack in their approach to pensions sharing on divorce, research shows
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boies Schiller Flexner—Tim Smyth
Firm promotes London international arbitration specialist to partnership
Katten Muchin Rosenman—James Davison & Victoria Procter
Firm bolsters restructuring practice with senior London hires
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HFW—Guy Marrison
Global aviation disputes practice boosted by London partner hire
NEWS
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
A construction defect claim in the Court of Appeal offers a sharp lesson in pleading discipline. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains how a catastrophically drafted schedule of loss derailed otherwise viable claims. Across the areas explored in this week's column, the message is consistent: clarity, economy and proper pleading matter more than ever
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