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James Arrowsmith reflects on the possible impact of Poole v GN on defining negligence in the performance of statutory functions

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the limits of duty of care to children, in a case with potential impact for other negligence claims against public bodies

Swingeing legal aid cuts have left more people reliant on charity & goodwill than the state, says Jon Robins

The Legal Action Group (LAG) will hold its annual community care conference on 4 July 2019, with only 100 tickets available

Nicholas Dobson considers what happened when a local authority fell short on its duties to cater for a vulnerable parent & disabled child

Mark Mullins reviews the approach taken by the Supreme Court to the definition of “ordinary residence” in the Cornwall case

A recent Court of Appeal ruling on residence is a significant one for local authorities, as Jennifer Kotilaine explains

Liberate social policy from the influence of human rights, says Jon Holbrook

Nicholas Dobson highlights a case where property rights trumped the local authority well-being power

Tim Spencer-Lane examines recent case law involving the community care responsibilities of local councils

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NLJ this week: Motor commissions & fiduciary duties

The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings

NLJ this week: The power of Interpol red notices

Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Approach with caution post-Mazur

Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?

Philip Sales is selected as next Deputy President

Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year

Tax shock ahead for partners?

Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget

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Taylor Wessing—Max Millington