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Crackdown on non-disclosure agreements proposed
Legal regulators are considering tougher rules on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) following a series of controversies in recent years. 
03 May 2023
NLJ this week: Defensiveness & denial at the Met
The Met has been exposed by the Casey Review as having ‘a poisoned culture that has become endemic’, writes NLJ columnist Jon Robins in this week’s issue. 
07 April 2023
Fire & rehire: on the way out? Premium Content
How much change will the fire & rehire code deliver? Charles Pigott assesses the government’s draft code of practice
24 March 2023 / Charles Pigott
Employment law brief: 10 March 2023 Premium Content
In this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith breaks new ground courtesy of the Court of Appeal & navigates some tricky traps for unwary employees
10 March 2023 / Ian Smith
LNB NEWS: Commons Library publishes guidance on complaints about courts, judges, legal professionals and judicial office-holders
The House of Commons Library has published guidance on 5 March 2023 on how constituents can contact their MPs to complain about personal conduct of judicial office holders and about courts, judges and legal professionals.
08 March 2023
A case to answer is not enough Premium Content
The ‘public interest’ justification for the right of any individual to bring disciplinary proceedings against any solicitor disappeared a long time ago, says John Gould
03 March 2023 / John Gould
Fines hike for solicitors & law firms
Proposals to fine firms up to 5% of their annual turnover for breaches of the professional rule book have been confirmed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
22 February 2023
LNB NEWS: SRA confirms new regime for fines and publishing decisions policy
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed its proposals for changes to its fining regime and policy on publishing decisions.
17 February 2023
End in sight for fire & rehire?
A draft statutory code of practice to stop ‘fire and rehire’ practices has been published by the government.
25 January 2023
NLJ this week: COVID fears & unfair dismissal, time limits & evidence

From COVID fears in the workplace to claims submitted one day out of time, barrister and lecturer Ian Smith presents another of his always-popular Employment Law Brief, in this week’s NLJ.

20 January 2023
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Law reform ahead
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
Online safety against serious harm
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Bullying & harassment at the Bar
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
The Sentencing Bill: Crime & punishment revisited
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
Billionaire divorce saga ‘lifeline’
The ex-wife of a Russian billionaire has won her bid to bring her financial relief claim in London, in a unanimous Court of Appeal decision
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