THIS ISSUE
With shockwaves from the motor finance commissions case continuing to reverberate, Eddie Flanagan & Harpreet Sandhu explain why it is time for the financial services sector to reflect on compliance & customer trust
Sue soon; CFO not so special; party wars at the TCC; latest CPR PD update; neighbourly land grabs
Jake Pennington-Slater says: ‘Write me an article about how eDisclosure has developed over recent years with the integration of AI and how its importance can only increase’
The transformative potential of AI is undeniable, but so are its risks: Robert Taylor explains why the UK must act now to legislate
“It remains an indispensable resource for anyone engaged in the field of arbitration”
Private prosecutors would be accredited, inspected and subject to sanctions if they failed to comply with a compulsory code of conduct, under plans for a radical shake-up.
An embassy is not protected by state immunity from employment tribunal claims, the Supreme Court has held.
Former pupils of Treloar’s College who were infected with contaminated blood during medical research in the 1970s and 1980s have lost their bid to bring a group litigation order (GLO).
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it will consult on an industry-wide redress scheme if consumers have lost out due to secret commissions on motor finance.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
JMW—Belinda Brooke
Employment and people solutions offering boosted by partner hire
NEWS
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
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