THIS ISSUE
The number of women and people of colour in senior roles within conveyancing is still ‘unsatisfactory’, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has said
Michael Orlik looks at the rules of private roads
Ruth Broadbent, barrister at QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers, looks at the scope of the Angiolini inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard by a Met Police officer in 2021, in this week’s NLJ
The backlog in the Crown Court has increased not decreased, according to official HM Courts and Tribunals figures, published last week
A ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offences could be introduced to hold corporates accountable for criminal activity, under Law Commission proposals
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) launched a consultation last week on whether to revise the unspent criminal convictions eligibility rule of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012
Criminal barristers are voting on whether to drastically escalate their ‘no returns’ protest action by executing court walkouts
Divorce applications have multiplied since the ‘no fault’ measures came into force on 6 April 2022, under the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, HM Courts and Tribunals figures show
Brexit campaigner Aaron Banks has lost his libel trial against investigative journalist Carol Cadwalladr
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
NEWS
The government will aim to pass legislation banning leasehold for new flats and capping ground rent, introducing non-compulsory digital ID and creating a ‘duty of candour’ for public servants (also known as the Hillsborough law) in the next Parliament
An Italian financier has lost his bid to block his Australian wife from filing divorce papers in England on the basis it was no longer her domicile of choice
Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned
The Law Society has urged ministers to hold a public consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system as a whole
Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work
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