THIS ISSUE
"This is a bible for those who have to show that they keep the AML faith"
Third-class service; Scissors special; Site owners fazed; Up the PI damages; New employment law; Snoozing with the FPRs
Sophie Houghton rounds up some key points for practitioners to consider ahead of the extension of fixed recoverable costs
Time to get to the point? Laura Rees addresses issues with the current guidance on raising points of dispute
What is behind the recent increase in will & inheritance disputes? Niamh Wilkie & Stephanie Coker consider the complications caused by cohabitation & blended families
Holding your tongue? Mary Young considers when a party’s right to silence applies in civil proceedings
When is a corporate foundation right for your business, & when might alternatives be more suitable? Elizabeth Jones, Emma James & Sarah Gill set out the benefits & challenges
It pays to be specific when setting out points of dispute, as Laura Rees, council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, explains in this week’s NLJ
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Anne-Marie Ottaway, HFW
Anne-Marie Ottaway, partner at HFW, discusses her varied career, including 13 years at the Serious Fraud Office, and making the leap to private practice
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Carey Olsen—Arindam Madhuryya
Corporate and investment funds lawyer promoted to partner in Jersey
Jackson Lees—Jennifer Carr
Private family team announces appointment of senior associate
NEWS
The government’s landmark Employment Rights Act 2025 met its pre-Christmas deadline, ushering in sweeping changes to the law
Barristers and advocates in Scotland, England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have urged the government to drop its proposals for judge-only ‘swift courts’ in cases where the sentence is three years or less
The practice guidance on non-molestation orders has been updated and replaced, and guidance issued on protective injunctions
Criminal silk Kirsty Brimelow KC, of Doughty Street Chambers, has taken over the reins at the Bar Council, succeeding family silk Barbara Mills KC
Lawyers have welcomed the government’s long-awaited announcement of legislation to reverse PACCAR but warned plans for light-touch regulation could cause delays
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