THIS ISSUE
Anna Grishchenkova, Daniel Burbeary & Irina Buydova explore the impact of cultural & psychological differences in international dispute resolution
Neil Parpworth provides a recent example of the US Supreme Court’s approach to the expression of dissent
Jon Robins investigates claims of a ‘cover up’ in the horrific murder of private investigator, Daniel Morgan
Lawyers’ groups have called on the Lord Chancellor to think again on early disclosure plans in criminal investigations or risk them failing before they even begin.
Lawyers have expressed dismay at ministers’ decision to delay divorce reforms for six months while it grapples with issues regarding technology, legal, and court procedures.
Two police forces have agreed to settle claims of survivors and friends and family of those who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster for the cover up that followed, law firm Edwin Coe has confirmed
Solicitors have been invited to join a project to develop a regulator-approved reviews scheme for potential clients shopping around for legal services.
A guide to costs and available funding for aspiring solicitors has been published ahead of the start of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a ‘consultation on the UK’s future exhaustion of intellectual property rights regime’.
By 2030, developing countries will provide 97% of global growth, four-fifths of the global population will have a digital identity, artificial intelligence will become so trusted that it gets a vote on the board, and 85% of jobs don’t currently exist.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva
Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice
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Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson
London labour and employment team announces partner hire
Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly
Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion
NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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