THIS ISSUE
Advances in technology, spurred on by the challenges of the pandemic & remote working, mean electronic conveyancing has come into its own, as Veronica Cowan reports
With house sales booming & transaction times stretching, automation is a vital tool in easing the burden & delivering for clients where it counts, says Bronwyn Townsend
Lawrence Robbins, of A Mortgage Now, explains how Legal Professionals can benefit from a tailored mortgage service, and outlines some of the attractive options for Professional borrowers
"The statute may not be worth the paper it is written on, but this book most certainly is"
A survey of 250 litigation lawyers has uncovered concerns about the disclosure pilot scheme (DPS), currently underway in the business and property courts.
One in four family lawyers is on the verge of quitting due to the pressure of work, according to a report on wellbeing in the profession.
Costs lawyers have spoken out against Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to take over the assessment of civil legal aid bills
LexisNexis has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) product to help lawyers speedily identify the right expert.
One of the eight legal regulators has proposed making the firms that generate the most complaints pay a greater share of costs to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO)
Personal injury specialist Elizabeth Johnson has become the first CILEX lawyer to be appointed to the judiciary in a full-time position.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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