THIS ISSUE
Michael Brown and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper explore how recent rulings are reshaping group litigation in the UK, in this week's issue of NLJ
E2 remedied; price marking put back; housing for abuse victims; delayed claim forms; committal put right; protocol claims get a kick; matrimonialisation endorsed
What do global companies need to know about the Online Safety Act 2023? Lucy Blake, Joanna Ludlam, Will Jones & Karam Jardaneh explain
Retired district judge Stephen Gold delivers a brisk tour of recent civil procedure developments in his latest Civil Way column for NLJ
The European Court of Human Rights’ 2024 ruling in Executief van de Moslims van België v Belgium upheld a Belgian ban on ritual slaughter without pre-stunning. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC of Middle Temple critiques its judgment
Stereotypes, myths and misunderstandings about consent continue to permeate the criminal justice system in rape and sexual offences cases, the Law Commission has said
A conviction based on evidence from the accounting software used by the Post Office prior to Horizon is being referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)
Campaigning charity Transform Justice has called for ‘radical reform’ of the Single Justice Procedure (SJP), the streamlined process for minor offences
Unused pension funds will be subject to inheritance tax from 6 April 2027, HM Revenue and Customs confirmed this week
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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