THIS ISSUE
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
Non-disclosure agreement reforms could slow down settlements & add cost & complexity, write Louise Price & Jennifer Leeder
With single Employment Tribunal claims now standing at a record 70,000, a 51% year-on-year rise and multi-day hearings routinely listed into 2028 and 2029, running a case to a full hearing has become a fundamentally different proposition for practitioners than it was even three years ago.
Artificial intelligence does not demand a wholesale rewrite of liability law, argues an article challenging claims that new technology has created an accountability gap
Nicole Jennings sets out what the CPS’s new private prosecutions regime means for practitioners
The government is considering introducing a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) financial incentives scheme for individuals who report economic crime
Defendants will attend their first court hearing virtually via a secure link from a police custody suite, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed in its response to Lord Leveson’s independent review of the criminal courts
The Law Commission has proposed a major overhaul of product liability laws to bring them in line with the digital age and era of artificial intelligence (AI)
The Sentencing Council is consulting on three new and three revised guidelines for ‘Bladed article and offensive weapon etc offences’
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown
Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown
Venus Legal—Esther Amoako
Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows
Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith
Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith
NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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