THIS ISSUE
Dan Wyatt, Chris Whitehouse and Olivia Dhein investigate the rise of deepfakes and other AI-augmented scams
Proposed changes to product safety laws will bring new risks for producers, writes John Doherty
Annabel Elliott investigates new causes of action & forms of relief in competition law disputes
ORs needs more money; Small claims crack pilot grows; Judges rule at tribunals, OK!; FDRs: no escape; 3 October 2024
Cooke Young & Keidan team up with lawyers from Aikyam Law Offices in India to compare approaches to company wrongdoing
John Cooper KC on how a new film exposes the rot at the heart of how we sentence women
A charity has been granted permission to bring a judicial review against the government’s decision to award oil exploration licences in the North Sea
Oil giant Shell has won its appeal against a landmark ruling that it must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
Lawyers have welcomed the Mental Health Bill, which modernises the law regarding detention and compulsory treatment
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Winckworth Sherwood—Tim Foley
Property litigation practice strengthened by partner hire
Kingsley Napley—Romilly Holland
International arbitration team specialist joins the team
Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney
Set creates new client and business development role amid growth
NEWS
The rank of King’s Counsel (KC) has been awarded to 96 barristers, and no solicitors, in the latest silk round
Early determination is no longer a novelty in arbitration. In NLJ this week, Gustavo Moser, arbitration specialist lawyer at Lexis+, charts the global embrace of summary disposal powers, now embedded in the Arbitration Act 1996 and mirrored worldwide. Tribunals may swiftly dismiss claims with ‘no real prospect of succeeding’, but only if fairness is preserved
The Ministry of Justice is once again in the dock as access to justice continues to deteriorate. NLJ consultant editor David Greene warns in this week's issue that neither public legal aid nor private litigation funding looks set for a revival in 2026
Civil justice lurches onward with characteristic eccentricity. In his latest Civil Way column, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist, surveys a procedural landscape featuring 19-page bundle rules, digital possession claims, and rent laws he labels ‘bonkers’
Can a chief constable be held responsible for disobedient officers? Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth, professor of public law at De Montfort University, examines a Court of Appeal ruling that answers firmly: yes
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