THIS ISSUE
"Among its strengths are the pithy chapters on particular types of inquest—from mental health, clinical and prison deaths to less frequently explored issues of product related death and military inquests"
Judges need to be on firm ground when disregarding good & persuasive expert evidence, as Dr Chris Pamplin explains
Writing in this week’s NLJ, Professor Michael Zander QC, Emeritus Professor, LSE expresses concern about the government’s reform of judicial review.
The choice of what to wear should be for each woman herself to decide, yet the hijab has been commandeered for political power, Shabina Begum, family law consultant at Dawson Cornwell, and Marisa Razeek, treaty negotiator and lawyer, write in NLJ this week
How stands the government’s reform of judicial review? Michael Zander QC gives a pessimistic assessment
COVID-19 has put outdated business models in terminal decline, says Robert Taylor, CEO of 360 Law Group
Victor Smith considers abuse of process & breaching an assurance of no prosecution
Paul Dowling reports on a recent case of parent company liability & the treatment of overseas workers
In the light of a recent case, Daniel Black discusses the approach to balancing the interests of airlines with compensation claims for consumers
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill
Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London
Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart
Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners
HFW—Rémi Ducloyer
HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire
NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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