THIS ISSUE
Dominic Regan provides a cut out & keep guide to billing obligations post-Belsner
The Product Liability Directive is to be overhauled, with the European Commission recently publishing its proposals for a more claimant-friendly set of laws. But what impact will this have in practice, particularly for post-Brexit Britain?
Richard Scorer and Kim Harrison, specialist abuse lawyers at Slater & Gordon, assess the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), in this week’s NLJ.
How true is the maxim, ‘all are equal before the law’… particularly where the estranged lover of an ex-king is involved?
It’s Pro Bono Week 2022 next week (7-11 November). Firm supporter NLJ features two articles this week which illustrate the important difference pro bono work can make.
Overstretched & underfunded: the reasons for the CCRC’s failings are both complex & blindingly obvious, says Jon Robins
Ian Smith rounds up the latest cases keeping him awake at night, including ‘pool of one’ redundancies, trade union justice & a Post Office postscript
Can the IICSA final report make a difference? Richard Scorer & Kim Harrison report
Equality before the law: David Walbank KC examines a case which tested the limits of this most fundamental legal doctrine
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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