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CPR extended on disclosure; Sampling on assessments; Claiming too low; Tribunal Talk
The Court of Appeal has halted the expanding scope for correcting the defendant party after limitation expires, reports Sarah Crowther
*Partner copy* Drug & Alcohol Testing: a summary of testing options
*Partner copy* Drug & Alcohol Testing: a summary of testing options
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, outlines the drug and alcohol testing options available for family law professionals, and how a new, free guide can help identify the most appropriate testing method for each specific case
Cheating in driving tests is gathering speed, & the road frequently ends in custody, writes Neil Parpworth
Data protection law already provides the tools to tackle intimate image abuse: it is time for those in power to act, says Jon Belcher
How alien a concept is democracy in solicitors’ firms? Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
40% off for coercive control: is abusive behaviour finally starting to carry financial weight in divorce proceedings? Chris Bryden & Nicole Wallace consider the arguments
As part of an occasional series on the practical impact of recent landmark judgments, Robert Hargreaves reflects on Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton
The growing use of ethics bonus clauses in footballers’ employment contracts demands sophisticated drafting to avoid costly litigation, writes Dr Estelle Ivanova
Withholding information as to a serious crime was once part of our common law: should it be again? Charles Davey sets out the case
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Penningtons Manches Cooper—Robert Dransfield
London medical negligence practice strengthened by senior partner hire
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DAC Beachcroft—seven appointments
Firm boosts professional risk practice with team hire in Manchester, led by partner Ben Parks
Doyle Clayton—Benedicte Perowne
Workplace law firm appoints new head of regulatory team
NEWS
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
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Digital informality meets hard-edged costs law. In this week's NLJ, David Bailey-Vella, chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers and legal director at Pogust Goodhead, examines MacInnes v DWF Law LLP, in which the Senior Courts Costs Office held that if a firm bills for WhatsApp work, those messages form part of the ‘file’—even if stored on personal devices
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Mark Hastings, founding partner of Quillon Law, on turning dreams into reality and pushing back on preconceptions about partnership
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A former Commerzbank analyst has been sentenced to eight months in prison for lying during an employment tribunal hearing
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Personal injury lawyers have welcomed a government U-turn on a ‘substantial prejudice’ defence that risked enabling defendants in child sexual abuse civil cases to have proceedings against them dropped
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