THIS ISSUE
The Justice Committee has called for fundamental reforms to Coroners Courts, including legal ‘equality of arms’.
The closure of the Solicitors indemnity Fund (SIF) should not be treated as a fait accompli, solicitor (non-practising) Andrew Stovin writes in this week’s NLJ.
Possession laws and coronavirus regulations have together knitted a jumble sale of dates, deadlines, notice periods and requirements.
Should lawyers choose clients that match their own beliefs? They should not, says John Gould, senior partner at Russell-Cooke, in this week’s NLJ.
Lawyers must not be drawn into choosing cases based on their beliefs… or even worse, their prejudices, says John Gould
Retired solicitors could be left out in the cold with the closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund, as Andrew Stovin explains
The legal & regulatory landscape surrounding automated vehicles is taking shape: David Mason considers the questions still to be answered
Celso De Azevedo examines cyber-attacks, theft of confidential information & Norwich Pharmacal orders
Proposals to make mental health services more person-centred are highly welcome, but Keith Wilding fears they may founder without sufficient financial investment
Caroline Shea QC & Thomas Rothwell examine the history & relationship between proprietary estoppel & a section 2 defence
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Kadie Bennett, Anthony Collins
Kadie Bennett, senior associate at Anthony Collins and chair of the Resolution West Midlands Group, discusses her long-standing passion for family law and calls for unity in the profession
Osborne Clarke—Lara Burch
Firm appoints new UK senior partner for 2026
Keoghs—Louise Jackson & Katie Everson
Healthcare and sports legal team expands in the north west
NEWS
Lawyers and users of the business and property courts are invited to share their views on disclosure, in particular the operation of PD 57AD and the use of Technology Assisted Review (TAR) and artificial intelligence (AI)
Social media giants should face tortious liability for the psychological harms their platforms inflict, argues Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers in this week’s NLJ
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024—once heralded as a breakthrough—has instead plunged leaseholders into confusion, warns Shabnam Ali-Khan of Russell-Cooke in this week’s NLJ
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has now confirmed that offering a disabled employee a trial period in an alternative role can itself be a 'reasonable adjustment' under the Equality Act 2010: in this week's NLJ, Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve analyses the evolving case law
Caroline Shea KC and Richard Miller of Falcon Chambers examine the growing judicial focus on 'cynical breach' in restrictive covenant cases, in this week's issue of NLJ
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