THIS ISSUE
The meaning of what exactly constitutes a ‘reserved legal activity’ is becoming increasingly hard to define, says John Gould
Common law under attack? Ian Smith reports on the latest cases from the Court of Appeal & a particularly busy spell for Lord Justice Bean & Lady Justice Simler
Covid rent; Damp pays; Heavy breathing; New court; Acting for both sides; Permission for absence
David Walbank QC examines a tragic case which underlines the polycentric decision-making process for offences involving young persons
It’s not all dodgy claims & disappointing descriptions: Dominic Regan outlines some reasons to be (cautiously) cheerful this summer
Roderick Ramage explains how George Coode’s tract On Legislative Expression enables reverse engineering to unlock the meaning of unclear legislation
Vaiben Lipman highlights the benefits of pro bono practice for boutique disputes firms
Collaboration, confidence, skills development and the chance to have a meaningful impact—pro bono has many benefits, says Joy-Emma Martin
What is a reserved legal activity? The answer, writes John Gould, senior partner, Russell-Cooke, in this week’s NLJ, is increasingly hard to define
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Druces LLP—Afsor Ullah
Partner appointed head of Islamic finance
Birketts—Rachel Frost-Smith
Legal director named as new head of children
Kingsley Napley—Tristan Cox-Chung
Firm bolsters restructuring and insolvency team with partner hire
NEWS
Solicitors are installing panic buttons and thumb print scanners due to ‘systemic and rising’ intimidation including death and arson threats from clients
Ministers’ decision to scrap plans for their Labour manifesto pledge of day one protection from unfair dismissal was entirely predictable, employment lawyers have said
Cryptocurrency is reshaping financial remedy cases, warns Robert Webster of Maguire Family Law in NLJ this week. Digital assets—concealable, volatile and hard to trace—are fuelling suspicions of hidden wealth, yet Form E still lacks a section for crypto-disclosure
NLJ columnist Stephen Gold surveys a flurry of procedural reforms in his latest 'Civil way' column
Paper cyber-incident plans are useless once ransomware strikes, argues Jack Morris of Epiq in NLJ this week
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