THIS ISSUE
Cyprus is ideally situated for companies seeking an EU base post-Brexit, writes Nicolas Kyriakides
How can your firm help clients navigate change in unforeseen circumstances? Dominic Ayres provides some insight
David Renton on the growing trend of using criminal courts to obtain orders against tenants accused of anti-social behaviour
Legal professionals at the top 100 law firms have generated ‘an explosion’ in content marketing such as blogs, articles and thought leadership pieces during lockdown, researchers have found.
High growth firms have reaped the benefits of making clever use of data, according to the global 2021 InterAction Marketing & Business Development Survey.
Intimidated as well as vulnerable witnesses should be allowed to pre-record their evidence in chief and cross examination, a review by Victims’ Commissioner Dame Vera Baird QC has recommended.
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill ‘limits fundamental civic rights’, the Bar Council has warned in its briefing to MPs.
The UK’s mass surveillance regime breaches the right to privacy and freedom of expression, the European Court of Human Rights has held, in a landmark ruling.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association
From first-generation student to trailblazing president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, John McElroy of Fieldfisher reflects on resilience, identity and the power of bringing your whole self to the law
Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field
Planning and environment team expands with partner hire in Manchester
Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce
Firm appoints chief operating officer to strengthen leadership team
NEWS
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has underscored the sweeping reach of UK sanctions. In NLJ this week, Brónagh Adams and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper say the regime is a ‘blunt instrument’ requiring only a factual, not causal, link to restricted goods
Fraud claims are surging, with England and Wales increasingly the forum of choice for global disputes. Writing in NLJ this week, Jon Felce of Cooke, Young & Keidan reports claims have risen sharply, with fraud now a major share of litigation and costing billions worldwide
Litigators digesting Mazur are being urged to tighten oversight and compliance. In his latest 'Insider' column for NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School provides a cut out and keep guide to the ruling’s core test: whether an unauthorised individual is ‘in truth acting on behalf of the authorised individual’
Conflicting county court rulings have left landlords uncertain over whether they can force entry after tenants refuse access. In this week's NLJ, Edward Blakeney and Ashpen Rajah of Falcon Chambers outline a split: some judges permit it under CPR 70.2A, others insist only Parliament can authorise such powers
A wave of scandals has reignited debate over misconduct in public office, criticised as unclear and inconsistently applied. Writing in NLJ this week, Alice Lepeuple of WilmerHale says the offence’s ‘vagueness, overbreadth & inconsistent deployment’ have undermined confidence
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