THIS ISSUE
Simon Blandy discusses the role of the regulator in increasing diversity & inclusion in the legal profession
In UK law, artistic parodies remain in a grey area between freedom of expression & protecting commercial reputations, as David Langwallner explains
Criminal law barristers have voted to suspend their strike action, following a revised offer from the justice secretary, but warned the dispute would not be resolved until the offer was implemented.
A ‘one lawyer, two clients’ model for family law cases has been launched by family law organisation, Resolution, with the backing of the president of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has opened its consultation on a post-SIF indemnity scheme.
Young people (aged 18-25) in England and Wales are coming under ‘intense pressure’ to plead guilty to crimes without fully understanding the consequences, a report by criminal justice watchdog Fair Trials has found.
Lawyers feeling stressed, burnt out or depressed are encouraged to contact the charity, LawCare this week, as the profession marks World Mental Health Day (10 October).
City solicitor Raymond McKeeve has been given a £25,000 fine and ordered to pay £610,000 costs but escaped prison after allegedly telling a client to ‘burn’ evidence.
The past two years of growth in the legal market could be a bubble, which is about to pop, according to the latest LexisNexis Gross Legal Product (GLP) Index.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Sidley—Jeremy Trinder
Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
NEWS
Operation Soteria, a 2021 initiative which protected rape victims from excessive scrutiny during police investigations, is being expanded into the courtroom, the Ministry of Justice has said
Civil and judicial review claims are being processed faster than this time last year despite the number of judicial reviews increasing by 56% to 1,100 applications, the latest civil justice statistics quarterly, published this week, have shown
The collapse of law firms Axiom Ince and SSB Group demonstrate the need for the Legal Services Board (LSB) to strengthen its oversight of frontline regulators, Law Society president Mark Evans said this week
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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