THIS ISSUE
B&PC witnesses to go into hiding; housing reform; latest FPR update; flexible challenge; damages whipped and lashed.
Charles Brasted & Andrew Eaton provide a practical toolkit for advising on retained EU law in a post-Brexit UK
Uber drivers may now be entitled to the protection of the working time & national minimum wage legislation, but not all gig economy workers will be able to establish claims for worker status, says Charles Pigott
Proposals for enforcing breaches of the Commonhold Community Statement, outlined by Ryan Kohli
No matter the challenges jury trials present in these unprecedented times, they are essential in upholding the rule of law, says James Harper
Concerns around COVID-19 safety measures as Isleworth falls short
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which refers potential miscarriages of justice to the Court of Appeal, is underfunded and ‘too deferential’, MPs have said.
The mandatory retirement age for judges will be raised by five years to 75, the Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland QC has confirmed.
Women lawyers across the globe face significant career barriers, whether unconscious bias, unequal pay, sexual harassment in the workplace and lack of support when speaking out about it, or the double burden of juggling caring responsibilities and work commitments
Lady Justice Rose has been appointed to the Supreme Court, following the retirement of Lady Black in January.
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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