THIS ISSUE
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: the criticisms mount. Michael Zander KC examines the scathing reports of two parliamentary committees
Natalie Todd surveys the boundaries for evidence gained by covert surveillance & other underhand tactics
Harry Matovu KC & Nicholas Heaton urge firms & chambers to support the Black Talent Charter
The government has committed itself to ratifying the Singapore Convention on Mediation, in a move welcomed by the legal profession
Despite the current dip in professional services as a whole, the legal sector is predicted to buck the trend and grow by 6% this year.
Convictions for child cruelty offences will lead to tougher punishments under revised sentencing guidelines.
The government has extended legal aid in private and public family law cases, and changed the evidential requirements for domestic abuse.
The chairman of the Manchester Arena inquiry has called for legislative change to ensure the participation of witnesses.
LawCare, the mental health and wellbeing charity, has launched a free online course for legal professionals.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage
Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire
Druces—Lisa Cardy
Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering
Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith
Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team
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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