THIS ISSUE
Short-changing the court; overseas and watched; standard orders ready; (till the next time); too much relief.
Rupa Lakha & Neeva Desai spotlight growing opportunities in the liberalised Indian legal market
AI is here, and corporate lawyers are fine: Ziad Mantoura hails the rise of tech & the new holistic approach
In the first of an occasional back page series, Michael Zander asks how much confidence people have in the jury system
Lawyers have welcomed changes to the means test for legal aid, but expressed concern at the ‘slow’ rate of progress.
The government cannot refuse advance payments of universal credit to claimants in financial hardship simply because they don’t have a national insurance number (NINo), the Court of Appeal has held.
Security firm Serco has been fined £2.25m and ordered to pay £433,596 in costs at the Old Bailey for health and safety failings following the death of custody officer Lorraine Barwell.
LexisNexis has launched Space industry, an authoritative and comprehensive statement of the law in an area of increasing importance to lawyers, as part of Halsbury’s Laws of England.
Personal injury lawyers have called for the limitation period for claims from victims of child abuse to be abolished with immediate effect.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill
Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London
Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart
Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners
HFW—Rémi Ducloyer
HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire
NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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