THIS ISSUE
The court has confirmed that states cannot rely on arguments of immunity to oppose the registration of ICSID awards: Neil Newing & Pietro Grassi examine the wider message for contracting states
When the wheels are threatening to come off in negotiations, what can the mediator do? Stephen Shaw offers some top tips for getting things back on track
Is your firm ready for AI-powered self-service & a prompt revolution? Paul Walker runs through the coming developments in generative AI & how law firms can make the best of them
Thatchers Cider has won its trademark infringement appeal against supermarket Aldi after the supermarket introduced a cheaper version of the popular drink
Pathfinder or ‘problem-solving’ courts should be rolled out across England and Wales to help meet the government’s aim of halving violence against women and girls (VAWG) within a decade, Bar chair Barbara Mills KC has urged.
The UK’s lawyers and other professionals will now find it easier to work in Switzerland, and vice versa, thanks to an agreement between the two countries.
MPs have relaunched their inquiry into the county court, which is beset with delays and resources scarcity.
More than three-quarters (78%) of UK adults who have used a solicitor in the past five years had a positive experience, according to Law Society research.
An accreditation funding deal for immigration and asylum solicitors has been extended until the end of this year.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage
Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire
Druces—Lisa Cardy
Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering
Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith
Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team
NEWS
The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted
Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
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