THIS ISSUE
The Casey Review has lifted the lid on deep-rooted racism, sexism & homophobia in the UK’s largest police force: will it be enough to prompt reform? Jon Robins assesses the review’s disturbing findings
Talk about an own goal—the BBC’s grounding of Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker over his tweets put the institution’s own impartiality under the spotlight.
The Met has been exposed by the Casey Review as having ‘a poisoned culture that has become endemic’, writes NLJ columnist Jon Robins in this week’s issue.
The cab rank rule has been the subject of heated debate following the recent pledge by the group, Lawyers are Responsible, not to act in support of new fossil fuel projects nor against climate change protestors.
Can lessons be learned from the Manchester Arena bombing that could help prevent a similar tragedy in the future?
What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on international and internal child relocation?
Has the recent debate on refusal to act for fossil fuel companies exposed anomalies in the cab rank rule? Geoffrey Bindman KC considers the position for solicitors & barristers
What is fair & what is legal when it comes to trans inclusion in elite women’s sports? Naomi Cunningham & Fiona McAnena weigh up the law & the latest guidance
What impact has the pandemic had on international & internal child relocation? Sarah Hughes & Victoria Rylatt survey the key changes
Will the findings of the inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing prevent the same mistakes happening in the future? Richard Scorer & Shane Smith assess its conclusions
MOVERS & SHAKERS
42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court
42BR Barristers to be joined by leading family law set, 4 Brick Court, this summer
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Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear
Real estate and construction energy offering boosted by partner hire
Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh
Firm bolsters real estate team with partner hire in Birmingham
NEWS
A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting
Plans to reduce jury trials risk missing the real problem in the criminal justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, David Wolchover of Ridgeway Chambers argues the crown court backlog is fuelled not by juries but weak cases slipping through a flawed ‘50%’ prosecution test
Emerging technologies may soon transform how courts determine truth in deeply personal disputes. In this week's NLJ, Madhavi Kabra of 1 Hare Court and Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers explore how neurotechnology could reshape family law
A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law
The courts have drawn a firm line under attempts to extend arbitration appeals. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed of the University of Leicester highlights that if the High Court refuses permission under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, that is the end
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