THIS ISSUE
The Law Society’s judicial review win against the Lord Chancellor on criminal legal aid has left Professor Graham Zellick CBE KC ‘uncomfortable’, he writes in this week’s NLJ
Freezing orders in fraud cases, The Niedersachsen threshold and the jurisdiction test come under scrutiny in this week’s NLJ
Performative law-making or a driver for real change? The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 is dissected and examined in this week’s NLJ by Tom Forster KC and Katie Bacon
The Bar’s goodwill has been ‘taken for granted’, Bar Council chair Sam Townend KC has warned
A Court of Appeal judge has suggested the Law Commission reviews consumer law after dismissing an appeal by a lottery player whose £1m win turned out to be a computer glitch
Stronger checks on company names are being carried out from this week, as the first measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) come into force
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are used to cover up illegal conduct and promote imbalances of power, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has said
The government has confirmed it will introduce a law to restore the position that existed before the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling last year on litigation funding
Peers inflicted five defeats on the government’s controversial Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill on its first day in the Lords
The senior judiciary has launched a protocol on information sharing between family and criminal agencies and jurisdictions
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nick McDonnell, Kain Knight
Nick McDonnell of Kain Knight reflects on an unexpected legal career, his drive to support vulnerable clients and the surprising pleasures of watching nothing happen
Mayo Wynne Baxter—Angela Arnold
Mayo Wynne Baxter strengthens property team with new partner appointment
WilmerHale—Jeremy Kosky & Charlie Lightfoot
WilmerHale expands London disputes capabilities with addition of two leading partners
NEWS
Lawyers have welcomed the Lord Chancellor’s reverse-ferret on jury reforms, but expressed ‘serious concerns’ about the decision to exclude fraud trials
From ‘rats in the robing room’ to ‘overworked’ judges and a shortage of court staff, barristers have aired their concerns about the state of the justice system
The use of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) poses ‘significant risks’ across the justice system, public services and government, and current regulation is ‘poorly suited’ to control it, experts have warned
The solicitors’ regulator has paused controversial plans to exclude owner-managers from compliance officer roles
The government has launched a £16m legal support grant to support 48 frontline legal advice organisations supporting people facing eviction, problem debt, benefit disputes and family breakdown
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