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
Winckworth Sherwood—Charlotte Coleman & Qaisar Sheikh
Two promoted to partner in property litigation and education teams
Dorsey & Whitney LLP—Peter Knust
Cross-border finance and restructuring specialist joins as of counsel in London
Powell Gilbert—Callum Beamish-Lacey
IP firm promotes litigator to partnership
NEWS
From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed
Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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