THIS ISSUE
Scam avoidance: think local as well as global & be prepared, says Christopher Stanton
Proposed data reforms would hike fines for breaches, reduce data-keeping requirements and remove the legal requirement on organisations to appoint a data protection officer
Law firms may grow better by ‘maximising’ what they have, than by embarking on mergers and acquisition, an investigative report suggests
The Law Society has reiterated its concerns about the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) plans to increase its fining powers by more than 1,000%
NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
The Bar Council has mapped out active and closed courts, legal aid providers, and barristers across England and Wales, highlighting geographical discrepancies in access to justice
LexisNexis Legal & Professional has added extra news and analysis content to the Lexis+ Legal News Hub, it announced this week
The government has decided against creating a specialist Housing Court to help speed up disputes between landlords and tenants
Property and probate firms must submit at least one application for professional indemnity insurance (PII) two months ahead of the renewal deadline, under plans approved by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
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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