THIS ISSUE
Felicity Potter & Helen Rainford compare & contrast different approaches to tackling the challenges of AI
How might the Serious Fraud Office have fared in a prosecution like that of Sam Bankman-Fried, currently ongoing in the US?
Regulating legal services is a tricky game, as John Gould, senior partner, Russell-Cooke, writes in this week’s NLJ
Employment law brief looks at the Deliveroo case, partnership versus employment and loss of the right to claim constructive dismissal, in this week’s NLJ
Judges do not necessarily go easy on litigants in person, Stephen Gerlis, retired district judge and recorder, writes in this week’s NLJ
The long-running divorce case, Potanina v Potanin, involving one of Russia’s richest families, has recently been heard by the UK Supreme Court
The Ministry of Justice has launched an investigation into the whiplash portal backlog, after MPs raised concerns
Solicitors will not be asked to make additional contributions to the Compensation Fund to make up for losses due to the collapse of law firms Axiom Ince, Metamorph and Kingly, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed last week
A trial judge cannot decide a claimant has not proved their case in proceedings where the claimant’s expert witness was not cross-examined, the Court of Appeal has clarified
Eleven Deputy High Court judges have been appointed for a six-year term by Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr
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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