THIS ISSUE
Open justice is the default position for all civil proceedings & should be high on any family courts reformer’s list, says David Burrows
Mark Pawlowski offers his selection of the 10 best classic movies with a distinctly legal theme for the festive season
Cyber law will be pivotal in shaping the future regulatory and litigation landscape, but what challenges and opportunities can we expect to see in 2022? To end this special series, 36 Commercial share their expert reflections and predictions on this fascinating area of law
Michael Zander on the government’s response to Extinction Rebellion
Lawyers will play a key role in safeguarding the future, writes Andrew Whitehead
Matthew Smith gets under the skin of the government’s concerns about judicial overreach
Could digital currencies be a catalyst for a financial disaster?
Gelu Maravela & Daniel Alexie report
John McMullen discusses some recent decisions in the courts on compulsory redundancy in the wake of COVID-19
They often concern an event that happened in real life, such as the ‘Guildford Four’ miscarriage of justice or the story of double-killer Robert Stroud (played by Burt Lancaster), sentenced to life in solitary confinement. And who doesn’t love a good courtroom drama or legal battle?
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Switalskis—five appointments
Firm expands national abuse compensation team
Mathys & Squire—nine promotions
IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices
Carey Olsen—five promotions
Carey Olsen promotes five lawyers to the partnership
NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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