THIS ISSUE
An unusual case has served up questions about vicarious liability & the gig economy. Ross Fletcher looks at the takeaways
Secretive talks, tense negotiations & an ultimatum narrowly averted tragedy, writes William Gibson
Criminals love them, but now enforcement agencies have the statutory tools to fight back, writes Nick Barnard
A recent case offers hope for victims of APP fraud. Jon Felce & Rosie Wild explain the ruling and its ramifications
David Burrows reflects on the tangled legacies we leave behind
David Greene on the debate about the future of litigation funding at home & abroad
Steps have been taken to regulate the imprisonment of pregnant offenders, but do they go far enough, asks Zoë Chapman
From the Turing Test to closed AI models, Ian McDougall sets out what lawyers need to know about AI
Vicarious liability and the gig economy may not be a match made in heaven, certainly not from the perspective of Deliveroo riders and other workers
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott
Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners
DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook
DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director
Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice
NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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