THIS ISSUE
Corruption in the Metropolitan Police is not new and has not been fixed despite several high-profile cases over the years, professors Mike McConville and Luke Marsh write in this week’s NLJ
William Gibson explores the unlikely origins of the law of parliamentary privilege
Masood Ahmed provides guidance on taking evidence from non-parties in international arbitration
Ross Dixon charts the evolution of deferred prosecution agreements in the UK & assesses their credibility
Charlie Steele & Sarah Wrigley report on what to expect in the UK sanctions landscape post-Brexit
Michael Zander QC on a report by the parliamentary Joint Human Rights Committee
Hannah Porter explains why there can be so many complications for divorcing farming couples
Sarah Moore & Stuart Warmington discuss product liability & the platform economy at home & abroad
The Daniel Morgan scandal follows 150 years of corruption in the police & won’t be the last case of its kind, say Mike McConville & Luke Marsh
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
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