THIS ISSUE
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC considers the state of justice as Labour’s new cabinet gets to work
‘Downstream’ CO₂ emissions & causation: Dr Douglas Maxwell analyses the judgments of a divided Supreme Court
Charlotte Hill provides an update on the pivotal role of group litigation in the English legal landscape
Mary Young sets out a lawyer’s wish list for the new prime minister & the Labour government
Malcolm Bishop KC reflects on the role of the ‘savings clause’ in maintaining capital punishment in the Caribbean
Victoria Rylatt & Sarah Hughes provide a review of recent cases dealing with child relocation both inside & outside the jurisdiction
"I hope many young lawyers will read it, be inspired by it, and go on to build on Wistrich’s extraordinary achievements"
How is Labour planning to make work pay? Charles Pigott examines the planned changes to employment policy under the new government
Updates reach 170; Shorter transcripts, please; Special account rate cut; Moor matrimonialisation
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Keystone Law—Milena Szuniewicz-Wenzel & Ian Hopkinson
International arbitration team strengthened by double partner hire
Coodes Solicitors—Pam Johns, Rachel Pearce & Bradley Kaine
Firm celebrates trio holding senior regional law society and junior lawyers division roles
Michelman Robinson—Sukhi Kaler
Partner joins commercial and business litigation team in London
NEWS
The government has pledged to ‘move fast’ to protect children from harm caused by artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, and could impose limits on social media as early as the summer
All eyes will be on the Court of Appeal (or its YouTube livestream) next week as it sits to consider the controversial Mazur judgment
An NHS Foundation Trust breached a consultant’s contract by delegating an investigation into his knowledge of nurse Lucy Letby’s case
Draft guidance for schools on how to support gender-questioning pupils provides ‘more clarity’, but headteachers may still need legal advice, an education lawyer has said
Litigation funder Innsworth Capital, which funded behemoth opt-out action Merricks v Mastercard, can bring a judicial review, the High Court ruled last week
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