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
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Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson
Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson
Ellisons—Samuel Flower
Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment
Sidley—Carl Hotton
Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office
NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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