THIS ISSUE
Andrew Francis welcomes the court’s much-needed clarity on rights of light
The Supreme Court’s historic ruling in Johnson v FirstRand Bank [2025] UKSC 33 is unpacked by Toby Riley-Smith KC, Thomas Samuels and Douglas Maxwell of Henderson Chambers in this week's NLJ
The case of Caster Semenya highlights the disadvantages faced by athletes under mandatory sports arbitration systems: Dr Estelle Ivanova sets out the need for greater oversight
The Leveson review proposes mandatory judge-alone trials in serious & complex fraud cases: Lloyd Firth argues this runs counter to the interests of justice
A recent case gives clarity on arbitral awards & stay of execution: Masood Ahmed & Osman Mohammed report
In this week's issue, Ellie Hampson-Jones of Stewarts analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26. The court clarified that non-matrimonial property—such as assets acquired before marriage—should generally be excluded from the sharing principle in divorce
Are your bags packed? Globetrotting guru Dominic Regan signs off for the summer with an au revoir, plus some top travel tips
Despite the initial headlines, the decision in Johnson is likely to be the end of a new beginning. Toby Riley-Smith KC, Thomas Samuels & Douglas Maxwell set out why
New arbitration law in; October’s CPR treats; needs of a Sch 1 mum; CPR 187th update; covert recordings; good news for shy directors.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston
Harneys senior leadership appointments
Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan
Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires
Anthony Collins—Laura Moss
Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector
NEWS
More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month
Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars
Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week
New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way
Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention
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