THIS ISSUE
Are we approaching a new frontier for employee monitoring? Harry Lambert & Josh Neaman examine how developments in neurotechnology might impact upon legal rights in the workplace
Do states need to give express consent to waive their immunity where an arbitral award is made against it? Yes, according to a recent case discussed in this week’s NLJ by Masood Ahmed, associate professor, University of Leicester, and Osman Mohammed, BA political science and international relations, University of Birmingham
As the International Law Book Facility celebrates 20 years of supporting the rule of law across the world, Katrina Crossley reflects on its achievements—& looks to the future
Families and children are waiting two years to have their cases resolved, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has abandoned its proposal to introduce a duty ‘to act in a way that advances equality, diversity and inclusion’ (EDI)
Justice minister Sarah Sackman KC will give the opening address at London International Disputes Week (LIDW25) on 3 June
A parliamentary committee is investigating the sub judice resolution, which prevents MPs from referring to a current or impending court case
MPs have called for the resignation of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) leadership, in a scathing report on its handling of the Malkinson case
Certain sex offenders could be given chemical suppressants in future, under David Gauke’s overhaul of sentencing policy
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
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