THIS ISSUE
Craig Barlow & Jason Hadden consider the Scoppola controversy
Ian Smith provides a round-up of the latest employment law decisions
Government plan to defer care home costs for pensioners attracts criticism
Former Supreme Court critic to become its president
Church legally responsible for child abuse by priests
LSC accounts qualified for the fourth year running
Legal action to prevent a planned badger cull has failed in the High Court
Civil liberties organisation launches in Scotland
Solicitor General introduced lively panel debate
Minicabs not allowed to use bus lanes
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully
Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors
Switalskis—five appointments
Firm expands national abuse compensation team
Mathys & Squire—nine promotions
IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices
NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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