THIS ISSUE
Two rulebooks, both alike in dignity, in fair England’s courts, where we lay our scene.
Family lawyer Jane Craig issues a call for action on cohabitation rights, in this week’s NLJ.
Cybercriminals are getting bolder, smarter and better at what they do. In this week’s NLJ, Kingsley Hayes, head of data and privacy litigation at law firm Keller Postman, offers practical advice to law firms on how to combat this ever-lurking threat and what to do in the nightmarish event of an attack.
As the number of people living together without marrying continues to rise, the time for an ‘opt-out’ cohabitation law regime is now, argues Jane Craig
Failure to prevent fraud… and more? Anita Clifford reports on the broadening scope of the proposed ‘failure to prevent’ offences & the likelihood of their success
Eyeing up further opportunities for improvements to employment law following the revocation of retained EU law, Simon Fennell targets the Working Time Regulations & Agency Workers Regulations
David Burrows delves into the origins of the Family Procedure Rules 2010: how do they overlap with their civil counterparts?
Khawar Qureshi KC outlines key Arbitration Act 1996 cases in 2022
Kellie Simpson shares her future trends for law firms and lawyers
The ‘public interest’ justification for the right of any individual to bring disciplinary proceedings against any solicitor disappeared a long time ago, says John Gould
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gilson Gray—Paul Madden
Partner appointed to head international insolvency and dispute resolution for England
Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker
Kent firm expands regional footprint through strategic acquisition
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles
Financial disputes and investigations specialist joins as partner in London
NEWS
Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned
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
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
