THIS ISSUE
Nuptial news; coining it in; in favour of juniors; out with the scissors.
The new landscape for disclosure: Natalie Osafo & Joseph Rossello set out best practice, the court’s expectations & what lies ahead
Pauline Campbell questions the rate of progress on diversity & access across the legal profession
Beneath the pomp & ceremony, the king’s coronation will put many long-established sacramental mysteries on display, as Michael L Nash explains
Legal regulators are considering tougher rules on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) following a series of controversies in recent years.
A tax silk did not owe a duty of care to third-party investors who lost money in film finance schemes, the Court of Appeal has held.
Solicitors have been issued with updated guidance on health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Grandparents taking on the care of vulnerable children as special guardians could miss out on an extension to legal aid, the Law Society has warned.
Ministers have set out proposals for an overhaul of gambling laws.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Cripps—Radius Law
Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire
Switalskis—Grimsby
Firm expands with new Grimsby office to serve North East Lincolnshire
Slater Heelis—Will Newman & Lucy Spilsbury
Property team boosted by two solicitor appointments
NEWS
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive ruling on termination under the JCT Design & Build form. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Singer KC and Jonathan Ward, of Kings Chambers, analyse Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1, which restores the first-instance decision and curbs contractors’ termination rights for repeated late payment
Secondments, disciplinary procedures and appeal chaos all feature in a quartet of recent rulings. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, examines how established principles are being tested in modern disputes
The AI revolution is no longer a distant murmur—it’s at the client’s desk. Writing in NLJ this week, Peter Ambrose, CEO of The Partnership and Legalito, warns that the ‘AI chickens’ have ‘come home to roost’, transforming not just legal practice but the lawyer–client relationship itself
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
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