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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8092

01 November 2024
IN THIS ISSUE

Lawyers who breach a judgment embargo face potentially serious consequences—particularly where a criminal case is concerned

NLJ celebrates the best of pro bono this week, with a trio of articles

Personal injury lawyers have lodged a freedom of information request regarding the recent change to the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Circuit judges have been granted an extension to their powers in family proceedings, as reported by former district judge Stephen Gold in this week’s ‘Civil way’

It’s time to improve the Office of the Public Guardian register, Ann Stanyer, partner at Wedlake Bell, writes in this week’s NLJ

The Supreme Court recently handed down guidance on what to do when a regulated mortgage contract is breached

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has abolished non-doms and raised national insurance for medium and large employers in a dramatic budget that aims to raise an extra £40bn in taxes

Two survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing have won a harassment case against a former television producer who claimed the attack was staged

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a programme for recently qualified barristers at the self-employed Bar to join the CPS for up to two years before resuming practice in chambers

Buyers of cars have a right to know about, and must give consent to, any commission arrangements between their finance lender and car dealer, the Court of Appeal has held

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Osbornes Law—Melissa Arnold

Osbornes Law—Melissa Arnold

London firm expands family team with experienced partner hire

Fladgate— Tatiana Menshenina & Timi Balogun

Fladgate— Tatiana Menshenina & Timi Balogun

Firm strengthens international disputes offering with dual partner hire

SA Law—Kiran Beeharry

SA Law—Kiran Beeharry

Joint head of family law appointed

NEWS
Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
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