THIS ISSUE
Former District Judge Stephen Gold covers an increase in the small claims track limit for non-road traffic accidents, in Civil Way this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Marc Weller, professor of international law at Cambridge University and a barrister at Doughty Street, asks whether President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine represents an attempt to revive the use of force as an acceptable tool of national policy
Litigation concerning cryptoassets and smart contracts is ‘increasing significantly’, the Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos has revealed
Lawyers condemn ‘act of war’ and warn of exposure to sanctions
Romantic relationships are complicated, particularly when they end...
Long-awaited legislation to tackle corporate anonymity and add crunch to the enforcement of unexplained wealth orders has been introduced in Parliament, following the invasion of Ukraine
UK lawyers will benefit from the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement, signed this week, the Law Society has said
The House of Commons voted to reject the Lords amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill this week, in a hotly debated late night vote
Barristers to vote on no returns policy
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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