THIS ISSUE
For those living with poverty, illness or addiction issues, the impact of the pandemic and resulting lockdowns was deeply damaging. The charities which provide a vital lifeline to those in need are now facing the hurdles of increased demand and reduced funding, despite their services being more important than ever.
Mastercard v Merricks—Henry Warwick QC & Jack Castle report on an important year for collective proceedings & representative actions
Richard Scorer & Kim Harrison examine the work done & challenges faced by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Nick Leigh reports on the occasional eyebrow-raising qualities of tax law
The Law Commission needs your help to decide what its next law reform projects should be, says chair Sir Nicholas Green
Late L&T notice change; appeal route in finance cases; case management disorder; on-road removal unlawful; summary judgment beats default.
Mark Pawlowski considers whether English law recognises property rights in a dead body or bodily parts
Public processions, public assemblies & extending police powers. Neil Parpworth discusses proposed changes to the provisions in the Public Order Act 1986
"This new area of law will not be temporary, nor will it get simpler. This is an invaluable practical guide."
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
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