THIS ISSUE
The government’s sledgehammer approach to legal aid benefits neither access to justice nor the public purse, says Geoffrey Bindman
Alec Samuels discusses challenging service charges
Masood Ahmed reports on the interpretation & application of the ‘additional amount’ under Pt 36
Early cash; ADR: agree it, do it; eternally privileged; look, no boarding card
John McMullen provides an update on the automatic transfer principle & its effects
Peter Stevens traces the recent history of compensation awards for employee inventors
Nearly 60% of expert witnesses believe judges should have powers to permanently disqualify experts who don’t understand their role.
The main challenge law firms face with e-billing is the way in which they record their time, according to a report.
The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has warned that the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) ‘poses significant risks to the standing and credibility (both domestically and internationally) of the solicitor qualification’.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gilson Gray—Linda Pope
Partner joins family law team inLondon
Jackson Lees Group—five promotions
Private client division announces five new partners
Taylor Wessing—Max Millington
Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London
NEWS
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
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
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?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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