Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8071

Love Actually and Bridget Jones star Hugh Grant features in this week’s ‘The insider’ column, where Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School, hails the much-admired actor’s contribution to legal education

Government proposals to resurrect employment tribunal fees—albeit at a modest rate compared to last time—could spectacularly backfire, ending in a second ‘unlawful’ ruling

As holiday season approaches, a highly practical and informative article in this week’s NLJ assesses the impact of the Consumer Duty on travel insurance and distribution

‘Sexism in the City’, a 2024 parliamentary report into the financial services industry, found alarming evidence on the extent of sexual misconduct, harassment and bullying in the workplace

For the latest on Hague 19 and the mediation rollout across disputes great and small, turn to former district judge Stephen Gold’s ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

When does peaceful protest turn into criminal damage? In this week’s NLJ, Nicholas Dobson tackles the ‘lawful excuse’ defence, covering recent case law including high-profile environmental group Extinction Rebellion’s spray-painting of a council building

An Old Bailey judge, a solicitor and a barrister have been appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) for a three-year term

The sentencing of Valdo Calocane to a hospital and restrictions order, rather than imprisonment, was not unduly lenient, the Lady Chief Justice and two judges have held