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
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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