Issue: Vol 175, Issue 8122

CFO not so special; whiplash pain; abusive legal aid; NDA reform

Change is on the horizon for how charities communicate with their supporters: Janine Regan, Liz Gifford & Courtney Benard set out practical steps to take now

Ready for a round-the-world adventure? Writing in NLJ this week, Hannah Jones, legal director at Rosenblatt, and Sajid Suleman, barrister at No5 Chambers, examine how courts across five common law jurisdictions balance arbitration agreements with insolvency law

A new amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill will allow UK charities to send direct marketing emails to supporters without prior opt-in consent. Writing in NLJ this week, Janine Regan, legal director (commercial), Liz Gifford, senior associate (charities) and Courtney Benard, trainee solicitor (commercial) at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP explain how the change aligns charities with commercial entities, but warn that it comes with caveats

Artificial intelligence is a tool, not a lawyer: Clare Hughes-Williams & Sam Kneebone spell out the importance of human oversight

Did the outdated framework of the Equality Act 2010 force the Supreme Court’s hand in its binary interpretation of ‘sex’? Zoë Chapman unpacks the implications for trans rights following For Women Scotland

People will continue to go abroad to die, risking prosecution, once the assisted dying Bill becomes law, a solicitor has warned

A deputy High Court judge was wrong to prematurely determine documents irrelevant to a £56m row between legal insurers, in a dispute over disclosure

An ‘NHS 111’ for legal services could save the system £72m in five years, the Law Society has said

Eight out of ten pupils feel supported by chambers, but stress and uncertainty is on the rise, according to the Pupil Survey 2025