THIS ISSUE
The rules on fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for contravention of COVID-19 restrictions are ‘muddled, discriminatory and unfair’, MPs and peers have warned.
Law firm Slater and Gordon has partnered with Hourglass, a charity that tackles the issue of abuse of older people, to provide financial and legal support.
The Commons Select Committee on Justice has launched an inquiry, Women in Prison.
A pro bono initiative to promote clauses in legal contracts that will help deliver action on climate change has been launched by Thomson Reuters Legal.
Recruitment has picked up among 100 global and top 50 UK firms, according to the annual London Partner Moves Report, published this week by legal recruiters Fox Rodney.
The House of Commons has voted down a Lords amendment that would have removed a six-year time limit for civil claims against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) from the Overseas Operations (Services Personnel and Veterans) Bill
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
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’
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
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
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