THIS ISSUE
Aneurin Brewer sets out a practical guide to defending the pilots of small boats following the Nationality and Borders Act 2022
There is a growing threat of forged evidence in civil litigation—now supercharged by generative AI—which Ian Gascoigne of LexisNexis explores in this week’s NLJ
Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Travers of Foot Anstey examines the unresolved legal tensions at the heart of AI-generated content, following the high-profile Getty v Stability AI case. Although the primary copyright claim was dropped, Travers argues the core issues remain: can AI be trained on copyrighted material without permission, and who owns the output?
The volunteer judiciary has faced neglect. Tom Franklin explains why addressing this is important—for all parts of the legal system
Writing in NLJ this week, Elizabeth Rimmer of LawCare urges legal leaders to embed mental health into the core of organisational strategy
Could social media platforms be treated as ‘products’ under the Consumer Protection Act 1987? If so, they could face strict liability for harms caused by addictive design features and algorithmic manipulation, says Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers, writing in NLJ this week
Kris Kilsby explains how to avoid third-party challenges under the Solicitors Act
In the second part of this series, Harry Lambert tackles some key questions: is social media a ‘product’ at all, and how might claims be brought against its platforms?
There is an urgent need to support England and Wales’s 14,000 volunteer magistrates, according to Tom Franklin of the Magistrates’ Association, writing in this week’s NLJ
Edward Blakeney and Ashpen Rajah of Falcon Chambers unpack the Court of Appeal’s decision in White v Alder [2025] EWCA Civ 392 in this week’s issue of NLJ. The ruling confirms that boundary demarcation agreements bind successors in title—regardless of whether they knew of the agreement when purchasing
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr
Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London
NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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