THIS ISSUE
NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
Charities lost out but will writing peaked as news coverage sent memento mori to the nation
Those who bore the brunt of the pandemic also suffer disproportionately from a broken justice system, NLJ columnist Jon Robins writes in this week’s NLJ
Has the wig had its day in court? It’s a debate that’s raged for years but tradition has always triumphed
Debra Burton & Tamsin Wooldridge outline the sobering impact of the pandemic on charities & its effect on legacy income
Roderick Ramage shows how parliamentary draftsmen sowed confusion by trying to avoid ambiguity
Is it time for the UK to consider financial rewards for whistleblowers? John Bowers QC weighs up the pros & cons
James Yapp weighs up the benefits & challenges of remote trials in clinical negligence cases
Jonathan Landau considers key proposals for reforming the Coroner Service—and how likely they are to materialise
Mrs Justice Keegan is to be appointed as the first Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace
Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team
Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall
Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role
Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei
Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert
NEWS
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct?
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