THIS ISSUE
Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explores what you need to know about DNA testing for immigration
How does the court approach the issue of adult children who claim a will fails to provide for them? Myles McIntosh reports
Bernhard Schmeilzl runs through some typical problems & costly mistakes when dealing with probate cases involving the UK & Germany
Charles Pigott reports on a Court of Appeal ruling widening the scope for back-dated holiday pay claims
The UK courts have been exploring the limits of litigation brought by or on behalf of data subjects where there has been unlawful transmission or disclosure of personal data: Fergus McCombie of 36 Commercial surveys the state of play
Alec Samuels discusses how coroners' reports could help to prevent future deaths
Pimlico Plumbers smoothes the path to back-dated holiday claims
Judgments good, bad, ‘breathtaking’ & divided
NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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