THIS ISSUE
The world of foreign judgments is moving quickly. Richard Marshall, Harriet Vidot & Kate Bridgland report on recent & upcoming changes to the enforcement regime
The separation of the two systems can be frustrating to lay people & adds to the burden on their advisers. Andrew Francis helps make us at home in this area of the law
Sam Healey explores the legal liabilities of crypto platforms in digital transactions
In the first part of a special NLJ series, Michael Zander KC analyses the Lords debate on the Bill’s second reading
Definitive guidance on the right to a bill breakdown would be useful, says Dominic Regan
A 2023 hearing highlighted the status of the Conservative Party. But it was a missed opportunity to examine parties’ role more closely, argues Graham Zellick
Attention, TUPE geeks! Ian Smith talks us through a transfer case with a difference, as well as the latest employment developments
Legislating against deepfake images seems necessary, but the practicalities are complex, writes David Locke
No one needs to prove the existence of the Beatles. But other ‘facts’ aren’t so obvious, writes Ian Gascoigne in the first of a series of two articles on assessors & judicial notice
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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