THIS ISSUE
Georgina Squire considers a recent BVI case on the extent of duties owed
The fraud review & a starter for ten…David Corker provides Jonathan Fisher KC with some useful pointers
Michael Zander KC on how he helped to derail Lord Carter’s proposed sentencing reforms
Regulating the legal services industry is not an easy job, as John Gould explains
Amid rising numbers of litigants in person, Stephen Gerlis relates a cautionary tale
Laura Benghiat examines the recent changes to the rules on admissions
One of the defining features of a law report is its headnote. However well written a judgment may be, a well-constructed headnote can only enhance the reader’s ability quickly to grasp the decided point of law or ratio decidendi of the case
Ian Smith (not pictured) sees out the year with some employment bangers
Divorce in the Supreme Court—Harriet Errington highlights the power of Pt III applications
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
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