Procedure & practice

Gustavo Moser sheds light on the nuances of negotiating & enforcing force majeure clauses

Is it bye bye Right to Buy? In this week’s 'Civil Way', former district judge Stephen Gold looks at changes to the discounts for secure tenants.

How does legal privilege apply to the use of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) by lawyers? In this week’s NLJ, Olivia Dhein, knowledge lawyer at RPC, and Ben Roe, lead knowledge lawyer at Baker McKenzie, highlight some overlooked risks and consider various workplace scenarios.

Olivia Dhein & Ben Roe explain how lawyers should think about privilege when using gen AI tools

Financial remedy copy; Civil legal aid eligibility; Secret commission; Interim costs whopper; Right to Buy hit

Ambiguity over the governing law of arbitration agreements continues to spark debate. In July, meanwhile, the government reintroduced the Arbitration Bill, which would have altered the outcome in September of the Supreme Court case, UniCredit. In this week’s NLJ, Valya Georgieva, senior associate, Penningtons Manches Cooper, and Ravi Aswani, barrister, 36 Group, examine the court’s reasoning and consider how the outcome might have differed if the Arbitration Bill, currently before Parliament, had been in force.

The remedy of ‘specific performance’ is little-used but can be ‘extremely beneficial’ in M&A disputes. In this week’s NLJ, Yasseen Gailani, partner, and Megan Hiluta, senior associate, Quinn Emanuel, explain why looking beyond the remedy of damages may pay dividends for clients.

Yasseen Gailani & Megan Hiluta consider the advantages of the little-used remedy of ‘specific performance’

The Arbitration Bill is back on the agenda—but how would it have affected the outcome of the UniCredit case? Valya Georgieva & Ravi Aswani consider the implications

The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has set out detailed guidelines on evaluating and managing mental capacity—an area of procedure that was previously unclear.