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Barrister and journalist.

Barrister & journalist

Barrister and journalist.

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Necessity is the mother of invention for property lawyers during lockdown & beyond, says Veronica Cowan

A cathedral close: heavenly or very worldly, asks Veronica Cowan

Veronica Cowan explains why the failure to engage with cyber attack prevention is an unnecessary gamble

Veronica Cowan explains why the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority is in the dock

Veronica Cowan explains why it’s time for conveyancing firms to embrace digitalisation & adopt modern work practices

Leasehold conveyancing: how rogue managing agents can cause delays. Veronica Cowan reports

Last year’s heatwave has given insurers the shivers: Veronica Cowan explains why

Veronica Cowan puts the relationship between conveyancing solicitors & professional indemnity insurers under the spotlight

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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’

Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot

NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake

The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’

NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’

A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes

NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?

After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent

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Veronica Cowan

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

"There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."