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From encouragement to compulsion? Mediation in English civil justice after Churchill by Bryan Clark & Zora Kizilyurek

The Churchill v Merthyr Borough Council case has clarified the position on judge-mandated mediation—or has it?

Dominic Regan signs off the year covering a flurry of late developments without equal this century

Tony Allen takes an in-depth look at Churchill & considers its impact

Tony Allen, solicitor, mediator and senior consultant to CEDR, provides in-depth commentary on Churchill, which overturned Halsey, in this week’s NLJ

Getting justice or getting even? Stephen Shaw examines the role of jealousy in settling disputes & how best to tackle it

The latest word on fixed recoverable costs plus a (potentially seismic) prediction for Christmas feature in NLJ’s The Insider column this week by Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School

Could India match or even exceed Singapore’s rise in the arbitration space? Saurabh Bhagotra investigates

Can an arbitration award be recognised & enforced against a UK consumer? Charlotte Hill reports

Is an arbitration award relating to a cryptocurrency exchange contract recognisable and enforceable against a UK consumer? Writing in this week’s NLJ, Charlotte Hill, partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper, considers a recent case in the commercial court, Payward Inc v Chechetkin

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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

NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?

Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25

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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven