THIS ISSUE
Mandatory ADR is here to stay, write Georgina Squire & Camilla Pratt
Athelstane Aamodt on the earthly laws of celestial bodies
From pronouns to ‘legalease’—the legal world needs to adapt, argues Jasmine Galvin
Christian Tuddenham & Tracey Lattimer highlight the English courts’ pragmatic approach to third-party disclosure
James Rogers & Jonathan P Cowe warn of the unintended consequences of leaving the Energy Charter Treaty
Clare Hughes-Williams & Catrin Davies advise lawyers to guard against the rise in wasted costs applications
In the second of a series of articles, Harry Lambert explains why lawyers in all practice areas really need to start considering neurotechnology
Jurisdictional obstacles can be tricky to overcome, but the English courts are taking a pragmatic approach when it comes to third-party disclosure in international fraud cases, Christian Tuddenham and Tracey Lattimer write in this week’s NLJ
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Sidley—Jeremy Trinder
Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
NEWS
Operation Soteria, a 2021 initiative which protected rape victims from excessive scrutiny during police investigations, is being expanded into the courtroom, the Ministry of Justice has said
Civil and judicial review claims are being processed faster than this time last year despite the number of judicial reviews increasing by 56% to 1,100 applications, the latest civil justice statistics quarterly, published this week, have shown
The collapse of law firms Axiom Ince and SSB Group demonstrate the need for the Legal Services Board (LSB) to strengthen its oversight of frontline regulators, Law Society president Mark Evans said this week
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
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