THIS ISSUE
In a tribute to John Le Carré, Athelstane Aamodt reflects on the operation & enforcement of official secrets laws
The approach to regulation of professional conduct outside of practice stands on a firmer footing post the Ryan Beckwith case
NLJ columnist Stephen Gold has marriage on his mind, in this week’s ‘Civil Way’ column
David Locke discusses preserving Gillick competence in the light of cases of gender dysphoria
Michael Zander on whether there was parliamentary scrutiny worthy of the name
Ian Smith takes a leap into the new year reporting on two important statements of principle & an adventurous challenge
Simon Parsons reflects on the UK Internal Market Bill & attempts to exclude judicial review for errors of law
Dominic Regan highlights the positives in civil litigation from a grim 2020
Hands off companies; Hands off stock; Hands off house; Feet up for divorce
MOVERS & SHAKERS
CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson
Blake Morgan managing partner appointed chair of CBI South-East Council
Birketts—Phillippa O’Neill
Commercial dispute resolution team welcomes partner in Cambridge
Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin
Firm strengthens international funds capability with senior hire
NEWS
The proposed £11bn redress scheme following the Supreme Court’s motor finance rulings is analysed in this week’s NLJ by Fred Philpott of Gough Square Chambers
In this week's issue, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former district judge, surveys another eclectic fortnight in procedure. With humour and humanity, he reminds readers that beneath the procedural dust, the law still changes lives
Generative AI isn’t the villain of the courtroom—it’s the misunderstanding of it that’s dangerous, argues Dr Alan Ma of Birmingham City University and the Birmingham Law Society in this week's NLJ
James Naylor of Naylor Solicitors dissects the government’s plan to outlaw upward-only rent review (UORR) clauses in new commercial leases under Schedule 31 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, in this week's NLJ. The reform, he explains, marks a seismic shift in landlord-tenant power dynamics: rents will no longer rise inexorably, and tenants gain statutory caps and procedural rights
Writing in NLJ this week, James Harrison and Jenna Coad of Penningtons Manches Cooper chart the Privy Council’s demolition of the long-standing ‘shareholder rule’ in Jardine Strategic v Oasis Investments
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