THIS ISSUE
A family court judge has issued a reminder about the basic principles of non-molestation orders, following a surge in applications.
Retailer John Lewis has successfully battled a claim that the star of its 2019 Christmas advert, an excitable dragon, copied elements of a children’s book.
Law firms are likely to miss out on an investment incentive scheme that began this month, unless the government takes action.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is consulting on rules that will restrict excessive fee-charging when firms claim compensation for clients mis-sold financial products.
A US citizen, currently in London under a Tier 1 Global Talent visa, has launched legal proceedings against the Gender Recognition Panel and Lord Chancellor for breaching their statutory duty to issue a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) recording their gender as nonbinary.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Penningtons Manches Cooper—Gary Walsh
Marine finance partner strengthens Penningtons Manches Cooper's banking and finance practice
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins
Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
NEWS
The cross-party Justice Select Committee has warned legal aid is now a ‘service in managed decline’ due to ministers’ ‘inadequate’ and ‘disappointing’ response to its concerns
It would not be in the public interest to bring contempt proceedings against MI5 for providing unreliable evidence about its policy of ‘neither confirming nor denying’ someone worked for the intelligence services, the High Court has held
The Civil Justice Council has recommended a practice direction (PD) be drawn up to advise lawyers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court documents
Courts modernisation champion and technology enthusiast Sir Geoffrey Vos has retired after an extraordinary career
Practitioners have welcomed two autumn budget reforms relating to inheritance tax on pensions
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