THIS ISSUE
Will the Mazur ruling prompt some much-needed reflection on the conduct of litigation? Stephen Nelson considers the road ahead
Lucy Hitchen ponders whether appointing an expert could have produced a different outcome in a recent case
Robert Taylor assesses the merits of AI contract review in a heavily regulated, complex, technical, cross-border industry
Disabled person’s trust or standard discretionary trust? Stephen Horscroft explores strategic considerations for modern estate planning
Cameron Brown KC & Sam Smart assess the evolving landscape of deferred prosecution agreements
Traditional principles of misrepresentation depend on human intention & agency. The rise of autonomous AI systems challenges both concepts in fundamental ways, writes Mary Young
Affifa Farrukh & John F Mayberry argue the case for radical & urgent reform of the medical examiner role
Sweeping reforms to corporate criminal liability mean more organisations—and more senior staff—could find themselves under scrutiny, warns Simon Parsons
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys has reignited debate over what exactly counts as the ‘conduct of litigation’ in modern legal practice
MOVERS & SHAKERS
mfg Solicitors—Samantha Evans
mfg Solicitors strengthens Contentious Probate team with new appointment
Ocean Legal—Brodie Collar
Ocean Legal welcomes new associate Brodie Collar
Ward Hadaway—Helen Badger & Gemma Lynch
Ward Hadaway expands healthcare employment team with two partners
NEWS
Motor finance and consumer credit claims can be brought as a collective action or ‘omnibus’ claim, the Court of Appeal has held, in a landmark decision
Involving children as young as ten years old in the criminal justice system is ineffective, punishes disadvantage and acts as a catalyst to increase the likelihood of future offending, barristers have warned
The Crown Court backlog stabilised at the end of March, reducing by 37 cases to 80,061—a slight fall on the previous quarter but a 5% rise on the same quarter last year
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is taking former general counsel of the Post Office, Jane Elizabeth MacLeod, and another solicitor to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Businesses are operating in an increasingly volatile environment due to technology, geopolitical and regulatory threats, according to Clyde & Co’s annual corporate risk radar survey
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