THIS ISSUE
Helen Pamely considers the effects of imposter syndrome in the legal world
Michael L Nash explores the secretive history surrounding the sealing of royal wills
Fiona Lyon sets out the process for adopting both within the UK & overseas
Stewart Hey & Simon Heatley return to consider some potential drafting traps for the unwary
It is time for the UK government to stop looking inward & restore its place as a global human rights champion, says Geoffrey Bindman
Nicholas Dobson analyses a key Supreme Court decision on capacity to consent to sexual relations
Possessions and Covid; More inquest legal aid; New contempt forms; Possession defence test; Dissolved companies caught
Reasons (for claimants) to be cheerful: Donny Surtani assesses the past year in international arbitration
A rash game? David Greene reflects on recent events & predicts the legal highs & lows in the year ahead
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
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