THIS ISSUE
The application of the forfeiture rule in assisted dying cases: Sukhninder Panesar examines a delicate balancing act for the courts
Vijay Ganapathy discusses some key decisions in personal injury which will provide important guidance for future cases
Latest CPR changes; Montreal Convention limits up; right to Manage reforms; mediation vouchers; your President guides x 3.
What is psychopathy & why does it matter? Dr Tanya Garrett explains the diagnosis & its implications for criminal & family proceedings
An exclusive Q&A for legal professionals with Henry Dannell
"This work more than fulfils its stated objective of seeking to be of use both to practitioners and academics alike"
The Law Commission has proposed sweeping reforms to the criminal appeals process, including changing the ‘real possibility’ test used by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).
Law firm Walker Morris unlawfully discriminated against former senior partner Martin Scott by forcing him to retire at the age of 63 years, an employment tribunal has held.
Judges fear for their personal safety in and out of court, often work in dilapidated buildings, can’t sleep, suffer from headaches and experience bullying from ‘overbearing’ colleagues, according to the 2024 UK Judicial Attitude Survey.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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