The latest twists and turns to the law on buildings insurance, bankruptcy orders and divorce pilots come under the scrutiny of former District Judge Stephen Gold in this week’s Civil way
A variety of measures are available to assist in the treatment of vulnerable witnesses and parties in the coronial jurisdiction, Tim Suter, partner, Fieldfisher, and Sophie Cartwright KC, Deans Court Chambers, write in this week’s NLJ. Suter and Cartwright suggest the coronial jurisdiction consider best practice from the civil, family and criminal jurisdiction
The decision by the government to make the Lucy Letby Inquiry non-statutory and then to change its mind and make the inquiry statutory is the subject of Red Lion Chambers barristers Sailesh Mehta’s and Tom Davies’s article in this week’s NLJ
A limited shelf-life could be the fate of some aspects of the Supreme Court judgment on holiday pay in Chief Constable of Police in Northern Ireland v Agnew
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has arrested seven individuals and carried out searches across nine sites, as part of a criminal investigation into collapsed law firm Axiom Ince and £66m of missing client money
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics