THIS ISSUE
From COVID fears in the workplace to claims submitted one day out of time, barrister and lecturer Ian Smith presents another of his always-popular Employment Law Brief, in this week’s NLJ.
The pinnacle of legal reasoning, the UK Supreme Court, comes under the microscope of Brice Dickson, Emeritus Professor of Law, Queen’s University Belfast, in this week’s NLJ.
The good news is the government has announced a civil legal aid review. The bad news is it won’t report until 2024.
Barrister Dr Laura Davidson explored the murky legal world of covert medication and the lack of legal safeguards surrounding these, in the second part of her series on Court of Protection practices, in this week’s NLJ.
Writing in this week’s NLJ, Philip Sinel, senior partner at Jersey firm Sinels, offers the English courts lessons from offshore. What can the courts in these different jurisdictions learn from each other?
Far from a bold initiative, the announcement of a distant & unfunded review of civil legal aid is an abdication of government responsibility, says Roger Smith
Ian Smith is back with a bang, rounding up the latest employment updates including COVID fears in the workplace & claims submitted one day out of time
Is it time for the shadowy practice of covert medication to be brought into the light? Dr Laura Davidson thinks so
BTI v Sequana: Nicholas Dobson considers the limit of directors’ duties to company creditors
Fleur Turrington, Jennifer Clarke & Aimee Cook work through the pros & cons of the Procurement Bill
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig
Workplace law firm expands commercial disputes team with senior consultant hire
EIP—Rob Barker
IP firm promotes patent attorney to partner
Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler
Banking and restructuring team bolstered by insolvency specialist
NEWS
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design
Recent allegations surrounding Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have reignited scrutiny of the ancient common law offence of misconduct in public office. Writing in NLJ this week, Simon Parsons, teaching fellow at Bath Spa University, asks whether their conduct could clear a notoriously high legal hurdle
A landmark ruling has reshaped child clinical negligence claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Jodi Newton, head of birth and paediatric negligence at Osbornes Law, explains how the Supreme Court in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5 has overturned Croke v Wiseman, ending the long-standing bar on children recovering ‘lost years’ earnings
A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996
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