THIS ISSUE
Assessing the early legacy of Uber v Aslam: Charles Pigott examines the courts’ approach since the landmark judgment
Andrew Pavlovic discusses the SRA’s approach to tackling toxic workplace environments
Sex entertainment venues: Zia Akhtar reports on local authority licensing powers & the ‘nil cap’ policy
Andrea De Biase predicts the UK will ratify the Singapore Convention
Judiciary on the warpath? Dominic Regan provides an update on client contributions & a costs management bombshell on the horizon
Mark Pawlowski takes a close look at The Verdict, a classic film portraying the lawyer hero in popular culture
Marc Thorley investigates appeals on questions of fact
The intervention of the European Court of Human Rights in the government’s Rwanda asylum plan was a rare success, as Neil Parpworth explains
Nick Dent discusses whether the recent amendment of the Road Vehicles Regulations is enough to deter drivers from using their phones
How should a left behind parent proceed when their child is wrongfully retained abroad? Mani Singh Basi reports
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney
London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations
Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller
Private client team strengthened by partner appointment
NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal
Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession
NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s
ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo
unintentionally unsettle future
complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores
the question in NLJ this week
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