THIS ISSUE
John McMullen provides an update on TUPE in relation to restrictive covenants
Setting the standard for opt-out collective redress: the Supreme Court’s judgment in Merricks, reported by Lucy Rigby
Nick Vamos & Katie Jones take a look at what’s changed & what’s next for extradition in the UK post-Brexit
Occupiers’ liability: claims by risk-takers, investigated by Richard Buckley
David Renton reports on the current status of the evictions ban & the growing pressure on government to act on its promises of housing law reform
Failure to increase pay puts criminal legal aid system at risk of collapse
Supreme Court rules on watershed moment for multinational companies
The Magistrates’ Association has called for its members to be given training in how to assess the maturity of young adult defendants who come before them in court.
The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on handing responsibility for civil legal aid bills of costs over to the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).
Thousands of divorcing couples could face post-Brexit jurisdictional issues, a family lawyer has warned.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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