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
Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva
Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice
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Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson
London labour and employment team announces partner hire
Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly
Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion
NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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