THIS ISSUE
Chris Paley-Menzies on the changing approach to e-disclosure
R (on the application of Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence (Equality and Human Rights
Housing—Homeless—Child of 16 or 17
Employment
What is the deadline for putting a claim form in the post (or DX etc)?
News in brief
Appeal court ruling hailed as victory for freedom of speech
Keith Patten assesses responsibility for injuries caused by work equipment
Jonathan Scriven reviews Kirk v Walton
James Naylor asks whether an Englishman's home is still his castle
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
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