THIS ISSUE
The court remains loathe to admit late expert evidence, no matter its importance in determining the overall issues: Chris Pamplin questions whether there is a need for a more balanced approach
Employee fraud is on the rise: Rakesh Kapila considers some examples & highlights the forensic accountancy techniques which may be deployed when investigating it
What exactly is ‘honour’, & once lost, how easily might it be restored? Stephen Shaw discusses the challenges of resolution for a wronged party
Dame Sue Carr has made history by becoming the first woman to be appointed the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lawyers have firmly rejected Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals for mandatory mediation in family cases.
Businesses that suffered losses during the pandemic have won a landmark COVID-19 business interruption test case against insurers.
The Home Office has announced plans to modernise the identification doctrine, which holds companies criminally liable for offences.
‘Unbundling’ could make solicitors affordable, Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) research has shown.
MPs have voted 354-7 to back the Privileges Committee’s final report that former prime minister Boris Johnson committed five contempts of parliament.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boies Schiller Flexner—Tim Smyth
Firm promotes London international arbitration specialist to partnership
Katten Muchin Rosenman—James Davison & Victoria Procter
Firm bolsters restructuring practice with senior London hires
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HFW—Guy Marrison
Global aviation disputes practice boosted by London partner hire
NEWS
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
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
A construction defect claim in the Court of Appeal offers a sharp lesson in pleading discipline. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains how a catastrophically drafted schedule of loss derailed otherwise viable claims. Across the areas explored in this week's column, the message is consistent: clarity, economy and proper pleading matter more than ever
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