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
Church Court Chambers—Maryam Syed KC
Church Court Chambers welcomes Maryam Syed KC
Devonshires—Sean Garbutt
Devonshires strengthens construction team with appointment of partner Sean Garbutt
Thackray Williams—Alexandra Hubbard
Thackray Williams strengthens employment team with dual-qualified solicitor
NEWS
Should every solicitor found to have acted dishonestly face automatic striking off? The answer, argues John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke LLP in NLJ this week, is no
Winning an arbitral award against a state is one thing; enforcing it is another
Can government success in court tell us whether the rule of law is healthy?
Poorly drafted dispute resolution clauses can trigger litigation before the real dispute is even addressed
As cryptocurrency becomes mainstream, family lawyers are increasingly confronting the challenges it creates on divorce
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