THIS ISSUE
While much remains unchanged with regards to extradition mechanisms under the European arrest warrant scheme and the new arrangements post-Brexit, there are nonetheless some key differences to be aware of, write Nick Vamos & Katie Jones at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP in this week’s NLJ.
Writing in NLJ this week, David Renton examines the current status of the eviction ban, and revisits the government’s promised—but as yet undelivered—reforms to the landlord and tenant sector.
Legal problems that come in clusters is the focus of Jon Robins’s NLJ back page this week, and the subject of a book published by Legal Action Group and written by Leeds University law Professor Luke Clements, Clustered injustice and the level green
Writing in this week’s NLJ, Mark Solon asks: where do expert witnesses fit into the new Master of the Rolls’ promised ‘radical rethink’ of civil justice?
The ‘single-issue’ approach of the legal system ensures it is stacked against the disadvantaged, says Jon Robins
Rakesh Kapila highlights key aspects underlying valuations of family businesses on divorce & outlines ways in which such businesses can help in funding financial settlements
The new Master of the Rolls promises civil justice shake-up. But what about the expert witnesses, asks Mark Solon
Jonathan Goodliffe investigates how alcohol misuse can affect insurance
Is an employment tribunal a court & does it matter, asks John Bowers QC
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Ben Daniels, DAC Beachcroft
Ben Daniels, newly elected as the next senior partner of DAC Beachcroft, reflects on his leadership inspiration and considers an impish alternative career
Osbornes Law—Lee Henderson
Family team bolstered by latest partner hire
Freeths—Graeme Danby & John Jeffreys
Firms strengthens national restructuring and insolvency practice with leadership appointments
NEWS
In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School highlights a turbulent end to 2025 in the civil courts, from the looming appeal in Mazur to judicial frustration with ever-expanding bundles, in his final NLJ 'The insider' column of the year
Antonia Glover of Quinn Emanuel outlines sweeping transparency reforms following the work of the Transparency and Open Justice Board in this week's NLJ
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
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