THIS ISSUE
With debt on the rise in these straitened times, retired costs judge John O’Hare considers the ways in which both individuals and businesses can use insolvency law to ease their financial pressures, in this week’s NLJ
Sometimes the rights and protected characteristics of individuals clash, with neither party willing to budge
There was once a right to sue for breach of promise to marry. While this historic right may offend modern mores and morals, could it, or a version of it, if reinstated, provide a remedy to a current marital issue, namely, the protection of parties married in non-qualifying ceremonies?
The way we provide legal services and how we structure our businesses has changed immeasurably in the past couple of decades, but it can sometimes be good to retain some of the old ways of working
How can law firms ensure their cloud embraces best practice and, most importantly, keeps their information secure?
Ministers ‘have grown accustomed to the ease with which laws can be made… and seem reluctant to relinquish law-making functions back to Parliament’ now the initial stages of the pandemic have passed, the Bingham Centre has warned
Independent law firms network Lex Mundi has launched a tool to help in-house counsel navigate and anticipate regime changes and foreign investment restrictions overseas
I Stephanie Boyce has been inaugurated as the 177th president of the Law Society—making legal history as the first black office holder, first person of colour and sixth female president
The Sentencing Council has proposed changes to sentencing guidelines for terrorism offences, following the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021
The government should link legal aid fees for defence lawyers to the rates of pay of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), according to a major report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Legal Aid
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams
Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant
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HFW—Simon Petch
Global shipping practice expands with experienced ship finance partner hire
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Freeths—Richard Lockhart
Infrastructure specialist joins as partner in Glasgow office
NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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