THIS ISSUE
Does Nick Ephgrave’s appointment herald a new era for the Serious Fraud Office? Lucy Blake predicts the beleaguered SFO may be about to change tack
Daniela Korn & Praveen Bhatia advise setting a roadmap, finding a mentor & learning the art of negotiation
Personal stories can engage, motivate & inspire. But it’s a fine line, says Claudia Salomon
Latest FPR update; CPR update worth a miss; Supreme junior advocacy; Medway goes to Maidstone
Recent cases have triggered twists & turns in nuisance law. John Campbell & James Saunders straighten things out
Litigation funders rejoice as the Lords step in to solve their woes. Dominic Regan serves up the inside story on this, as well as some particularly thrilling judgments
More separating couples are choosing less adversarial divorce processes. Joanna Newton provides an Easter refresher course on the options available
New legislation demands better corporate behaviour. Sir Max Hill KC, Hannah Thorpe & Alex Tivey explain what this means in practice
When proceedings take place ‘in chambers’, who has the legal right of audience? This seemingly simple question lacks a clear-cut answer, explains John Gould
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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