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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8059

16 February 2024

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Law firms should listen to their junior lawyers' concerns around ethics and sustainability, Dana Denis-Smith writes in this week’s NLJ

Former district judge Stephen Gold reports on what’s coming and what’s going (tribunal fees, child support fee) in this week’s Civil Way

Opinions are sought on the implementation of the Hague Conventions on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters

Think long-term when marketing, Clare Rodway advises in this week’s NLJ

As well as a hot tip from ‘those who know’ on the next judge to be elevated to the Court of Appeal, Professor Dominic Regan covers fixed costs in the intermediate track and the clinical negligence exception, in his NLJ column this week

The Legal Services Board (LSB) should focus on its core activities and only take on more work where there is ‘regulatory need or gaps in responding to consumer needs’, Law Society president Nick Emmerson has said

Family lawyer and NLJ columnist David Burrows delves into the heady world of billionaire divorce this week with an in-depth look at the fascinating case of Potanina v Potanin [2024] UKSC 3

Law firms are invited to fill out the annual Professional Services Marketing Survey, run by the Law Firm Marketing Club (LFMC)

The current crisis in rape and serious sexual offence (RASSO) cases due to a shortage of specialist counsel is set to ‘accelerate exponentially’, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has warned

Reductions in legal aid spending may have shunted the cost on to other taxpayer-funded bodies while leaving eligible people unable to access legal help, a devastating report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found

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NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

JMW—Belinda Brooke

Employment and people solutions offering boosted by partner hire

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NLJ this week: Appeal court reins in ‘wrong defendant’ switcheroo

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year

NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle

As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR

NLJ this week: 40% penalty for coercive control

In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473

NLJ this week: Mbappé row spotlights ‘ethics bonuses’

A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law

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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8059

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

JMW—Belinda Brooke