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
FOIL—Bridget Tatham
Forum of Insurance Lawyers elects president for 2026
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Gibson Dunn—Robbie Sinclair
Partner joinslabour and employment practice in London
Muckle LLP—Ella Johnson
Real estate dispute resolution team welcomes newly qualified solicitor
NEWS
Solicitors are installing panic buttons and thumb print scanners due to ‘systemic and rising’ intimidation including death and arson threats from clients
Ministers’ decision to scrap plans for their Labour manifesto pledge of day one protection from unfair dismissal was entirely predictable, employment lawyers have said
Cryptocurrency is reshaping financial remedy cases, warns Robert Webster of Maguire Family Law in NLJ this week. Digital assets—concealable, volatile and hard to trace—are fuelling suspicions of hidden wealth, yet Form E still lacks a section for crypto-disclosure
NLJ columnist Stephen Gold surveys a flurry of procedural reforms in his latest 'Civil way' column
Paper cyber-incident plans are useless once ransomware strikes, argues Jack Morris of Epiq in NLJ this week
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