THIS ISSUE
It’s time to limber up and get ready for the London Legal Walk, due to take place on 28 June
What happens if the owner of Bitcoin loses their private key? (And is the owner really the owner?) The courts recently grappled with this perplexing question, as Malcolm Dowden and Owen Afriye, of Squire Patton Boggs, explain in this week’s NLJ
A well-known Magic Circle lawyer and a former attorney general are among lawyers recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours list
The Bar Council is launching a Pupillage Gateway platform for applicants and recruiters
The Legal Services Board (LSB), eight regulators and two disciplinary tribunals have committed themselves to taking action to ensure more inclusive workplaces
Former District Judge Stephen Gold takes another spin in his Tardis this week, revisiting the lawyers of yore (actually 1859 and 1860), as part of an ongoing series to mark 200 years since the founding of NLJ in 1822
Email is the Achilles’ heel of law firms when it comes to cybercrime, acting as the conduit for 83% of cybercrimes reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in 2021
Law firms which fall within the scope of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 will need to provide the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) with more data by the end of July, or face regulatory action
The dangers of a police force enchanted with tech do not need spelling out―enough dystopian sci fi thrillers exist already. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Fred Allen, senior associate at Kingsley Napley, addresses the increasing reliance on tech by law enforcement agencies in England and Wales.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on reforms proposed by the criminal legal aid review closed this week, with alarm bells raised across the profession
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clarke Willmott—Declan Goodwin & Elinor Owen
Corporate and commercial teams in Cardiff boosted by dual partner hire
Hill Dickinson—Joz Coetzer & Marc Naidoo
London hires to lead UK launch of international finance team
Switalskis—11 promotions
Firm marks start of year with firmwide promotions round
NEWS
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The next generation is inheriting more than assets—it is inheriting complexity. Writing in NLJ this week, experts from Penningtons Manches Cooper chart how global mobility, blended families and evolving values are reshaping private wealth advice
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming sport, from recruitment and training to officiating and fan engagement. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dr Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys at Law explains how AI now influences everything from injury prevention to tactical decisions, with clubs using tools such as ‘TacticAI’ to gain competitive edges
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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