THIS ISSUE
Scam avoidance: think local as well as global & be prepared, says Christopher Stanton
Proposed data reforms would hike fines for breaches, reduce data-keeping requirements and remove the legal requirement on organisations to appoint a data protection officer
Law firms may grow better by ‘maximising’ what they have, than by embarking on mergers and acquisition, an investigative report suggests
The Law Society has reiterated its concerns about the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) plans to increase its fining powers by more than 1,000%
NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
The Bar Council has mapped out active and closed courts, legal aid providers, and barristers across England and Wales, highlighting geographical discrepancies in access to justice
LexisNexis Legal & Professional has added extra news and analysis content to the Lexis+ Legal News Hub, it announced this week
The government has decided against creating a specialist Housing Court to help speed up disputes between landlords and tenants
Property and probate firms must submit at least one application for professional indemnity insurance (PII) two months ahead of the renewal deadline, under plans approved by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva
Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice
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Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson
London labour and employment team announces partner hire
Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly
Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion
NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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