THIS ISSUE
Financial remedy copy; Civil legal aid eligibility; Secret commission; Interim costs whopper; Right to Buy hit
Use of these assessments is on the wane, but a good understanding is as important to practitioners as ever, writes David Bailey-Vella
In Part 4 of this series, Harry Lambert & Bradley John-Davis examine the global approach to protecting access to the data in our brains
With angry farmers hitting the headlines, William Gibson recalls an earlier story of rural revolt & how justice was finally served
Property and other immovables in England and Wales are protected from the reach of foreign judicial decisions, the Supreme Court has confirmed.
A dying woman successfully completed a deathbed revocation of her will after nodding at her solicitor to ask for her help in tearing up the document.
A 15% increase in the tariff for soft tissue injuries ‘is not enough’, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has warned.
A former judge is bringing an opt-out claim potentially worth billions of pounds against Google.
Controversial imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences are to come under the scrutiny of the Justice Committee, as part of a wider investigation into rehabilitation.
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
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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