THIS ISSUE
Stephan M Ebner & Susanne Leone look at the impact of Brexit on business from a German perspective
Athelstane Aamodt pays tribute to the elegant judgments of Lord Millett
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced the extension of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) for a further year.
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has backed a law firm’s claim the government used overly simplified data in its submissions to the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL).
Lawyers have welcomed the UK-Australia trade deal but warned ‘practical barriers’ still exist.
Hardwicke Chambers is changing its name to Gatehouse Chambers, due to its namesake’s historic links with slavery.
An extra 750 courtrooms have been equipped to hold video-enabled hearings since the start of the pandemic, according to a HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) blog.
CILEX Law School has been formally approved to deliver the new CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ).
A two-week rapid consultation on remote, hybrid and in-person hearings in the family justice system and Court of Protection has been launched by Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division.
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
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
A construction defect claim in the Court of Appeal offers a sharp lesson in pleading discipline. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains how a catastrophically drafted schedule of loss derailed otherwise viable claims. Across the areas explored in this week's column, the message is consistent: clarity, economy and proper pleading matter more than ever
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