THIS ISSUE
The Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr, has paid tribute to Lord Etherton, who passed away last week at the age of 73.
Peter Sullivan has had his conviction quashed, after serving 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Mr Justice Ritchie has reminded lawyers ‘it is wholly improper to put fake cases in a pleading’, in R (Ayinde) v London Borough of Haringey [2025] EWHC 1040 (Admin).
Two new Law Commissioners have been appointed.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
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