THIS ISSUE
Witness sick: ADJOURN; party pregnant: ADJOURN; pre-pack protection; just a fiver to get into court; experts needed on EU Directive.
Sandra Paul & Rebecca Niblock investigate a new legislative tool that could be a potential game-changer
Art, antiques, & antiquities: Racheal Muldoon reviews the key changes to UK-EU trade post-Brexit
Restoring competition in the digital market is essential for enhancing consumers’ confidence in e-commerce, says Dr Jing Wang
Proposals to reform the Mental Health Act (MHA) make ‘arbitrary distinctions between patients who have capacity and those who lack capacity and those who are and are not in the criminal justice system’, the Law Society has warned.
It’s time to transform the law for the better by diversifying routes into the profession, says CILEX chair Chris Bones
47% more judgments handed down than previous year
Court of Appeal criticises ‘egregious’ failures of disclosure & investigation
Environmental protesters have lost their legal case to protect rare barbastelle bats roosting in the path of the High Speed Two (HS2) rail link.
Ministers have dropped plans to raise the small claims limit from £1,000 to £2,000 for employers’ liability, public liability and other personal injury claims except road traffic accident (RTA) cases.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
Sidley—Jeremy Trinder
Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London
NEWS
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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