THIS ISSUE
Issues of admissibility & attribution in encrypted communications will become increasingly common, Thomas Schofield predicts
Applying stringent security standards to enterprise search is essential for a law firm’s data protection strategy, as Carlos García-Egocheaga explains
Neil Parpworth sheds light on the policing of coronations & Royal weddings
High buildings such as the Shard are dramatic but the planning can be highly political, writes Beth Gascoyne
Due to advances in research, technology, and techniques, AlphaBiolabs can now offer alcohol testing for head hair samples that are just 1cm in length
Getting justice or getting even? Stephen Shaw examines the role of jealousy in settling disputes & how best to tackle it
Athelstane Aamodt considers whether the US Constitution can put the brakes on the Trump campaign
Ian Smith unpacks Agnew…the long awaited decision of the Supreme Court claiming unpaid holiday pay from yesteryears
Fleur Turrington, Jennifer Clarke & Aimee Cook believe the new Act represents an opportunity for increased transparency
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Trowers & Hamlins—Paul Batchelor
Trowers Hamlins strengthens Birmingham Office with senior corporate partner hire
Birketts—trainee appointments
Birketts welcomes largest ever Trainee Solicitor cohort for 2026
Sidley—James Sherlock
Sidley Expands Private Equity Practice With James Sherlock in London
NEWS
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
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