THIS ISSUE
The Ministry of Justice is running a £4m national television and social media channel campaign to recruit thousands more magistrates
More than 100 under-18s were prosecuted in homicide and attempted homicide cases involving joint enterprise last year, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) figures show
LawWorks, which connects people who can’t afford legal advice with pro bono support, and LawCare, which helps legal professionals with stress, addiction and mental health issues, are both to receive a further three years of Law Society funding
Geopolitical risk and force majeure will be among the topics discussed at this year’s London Arbitration Week, taking place from 30 November to 4 December
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Trowers & Hamlins—Paul Batchelor
Trowers Hamlins strengthens Birmingham Office with senior corporate partner hire
Birketts—trainee appointments
Birketts welcomes largest ever Trainee Solicitor cohort for 2026
Sidley—James Sherlock
Sidley Expands Private Equity Practice With James Sherlock in London
NEWS
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
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