THIS ISSUE
Criminal barristers will down tools indefinitely from next week, in a major escalation of their strike action which has been taking place on alternate weeks
Remember the Sewel Convention (that Westminster will not legislate on devolved matters without the consent of the relevant Parliament, Senedd or Assembly)? In this week’s NLJ, columnist Roger Smith argues that it’s time to give Sewel ‘some teeth’
In this week’s Civil Way, former District Judge Stephen Gold highlights the headaches of serving claim forms outside the jurisdiction, with one form in particular necessitating ‘the adhesion of migraine cool gel sheets (strongly recommended) to the forehead of the microchipless’
The Home Office has launched a ‘Scale-up’ visa route to help businesses recruit highly skilled employees
Yasmin Batliwala MBE reports on the growing need for legal professionals to familiarise themselves with the Sustainable Development Agenda
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC
Appointment of former Solicitor General bolsters corporate investigations and white collar practice
Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark
Firm strengthens international strategy with hire of global relations consultant
Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf
Partner and associate join employment practice
NEWS
The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted
Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
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