THIS ISSUE
Mackrell Turner Garrett have appointed commercial litigation specialist Dorothy McMahon as an associate
Advocate-General favours environmental campaigners
Supreme Court: holidaying pilots to be paid supplements
Prize-draw promoters have hands slapped by ECJ
Cost cutting linked to marked rise in law firm mergers
Government proposes to scrap equality provisions
New in-house counsel executive business programme
Personal injury claims higher for Davids & Joannes
Court of Appeal rules on MoD safety duty to serving soldiers
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill
Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London
Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart
Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners
HFW—Rémi Ducloyer
HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire
NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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