THIS ISSUE
In the final instalment of this series, Roger Smith assesses the state of not-for-profit legal tech at home & abroad
Mark Pawlowski considers some of the problems associated with territorial claims to Antarctica
Michael Zander QC on a vexed current issue
This month, Ian Smith focuses on part-time and zero hours conundrums, and shares a tale of compulsory retirement from the city of dreaming spires
In an exclusive series of updates for NLJ, Tony Allen presents an alternative thesis on the shape of future dispute resolution
David Burrows charts the highs & lows of the ‘Ancillary relief pilot scheme’ 25 years on
The EU has outlined new ‘vertical’ rules on distribution: Paul Henty reports
Alec Samuels asks whether an inquisitorial employment disputes system might be more fair
In the final article in his four-part series on access to justice and the use of technology, solicitor and author Roger Smith looks at the state of not-for-profit legal tech at home and abroad. For example, not-for-profits play a major role in US civil and criminal services, while Canada and Australia have a mix of private and not-for-profit
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga
Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire
Mourant—Stephen Alexander
Jersey litigation lead appointed to global STEP Council
mfg Solicitors—nine trainees
Firm invests in future talent with new training cohort
NEWS
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
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