THIS ISSUE
Does Nick Ephgrave’s appointment herald a new era for the Serious Fraud Office? Lucy Blake predicts the beleaguered SFO may be about to change tack
Daniela Korn & Praveen Bhatia advise setting a roadmap, finding a mentor & learning the art of negotiation
Personal stories can engage, motivate & inspire. But it’s a fine line, says Claudia Salomon
Latest FPR update; CPR update worth a miss; Supreme junior advocacy; Medway goes to Maidstone
Recent cases have triggered twists & turns in nuisance law. John Campbell & James Saunders straighten things out
Litigation funders rejoice as the Lords step in to solve their woes. Dominic Regan serves up the inside story on this, as well as some particularly thrilling judgments
More separating couples are choosing less adversarial divorce processes. Joanna Newton provides an Easter refresher course on the options available
New legislation demands better corporate behaviour. Sir Max Hill KC, Hannah Thorpe & Alex Tivey explain what this means in practice
When proceedings take place ‘in chambers’, who has the legal right of audience? This seemingly simple question lacks a clear-cut answer, explains John Gould
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 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
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Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
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