THIS ISSUE
Veronica Cowan reports on the growing problem of the beast from the East
Individuals versus corporates: who shoulders the blame in bribery cases? Allison Clare QC examines the ‘adequate procedures’ defence
Cathál MacPartholán examines pre-charge bail: has the Policing and Crime Act 2017 reframed rather than reformed the problem?
Chris Bushell & Ceri Morgan examine the increasingly high bar for claims to extend the limitation period
Tom Hall provides a practical guide to capacity & the appointment of attorneys & deputies
David Renton reports on the real-world realities for those left on the verge of eviction
Decisions which lengthen sentences for no obvious reason will not help an already critical situation, as Martin Rackstraw reports
Obstetric negligence: Lorin Lakasing reports on the cost of over-promising & under-delivering
The judgment in MBS provides practitioners with a new road map for navigating negligence claims, as Andrew Burnette & Ben Hubble QC report
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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