THIS ISSUE
Nicholas Dobson reports on the lawfulness of public authority policies & guidance
John O’Hare examines the new law on small claims which has led to insurers paying less to lawyers
Landlords take notice; Litigators in the money; Company creditors still wound up; Domestic abuse reforms
David Greene compares & contrasts the new Lord Chancellor to his predecessors
The personal touch: Athelstane Aamodt untangles the complexities of US service of court papers
Andrew Morris considers the impact of delays on both charge & trial on sentencing
Edward Peters & Julia Petrenko discuss a legal tussle over a boathouse which serves as a useful reminder of the classification of items on land
Edward Grange & Rebecca Niblock examine the key changes & similarities to extradition law following Brexit
Declining status of Lord Chancellor
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Kingsley Napley—Claire Green
Firm announces appointment of chief legal officer
Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall
Firm bolsters Manchester insurance practice with double partner appointment
Gilson Gray—Linda Pope
Partner joins family law team inLondon
NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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