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The Law Commission has outlined a series of potential reforms to co-operatives and community benefit societies, including revised statutory definitions

Boosting government investment in the civil legal aid system could create spin-off savings in other sectors, a Law Society-commissioned study by Frontier Economics has calculated

Peers have called for a major overhaul of public inquiries—which they dub ‘frequently too long and expensive, leading to a loss of public confidence and protracted trauma’

The Procurement Act 2023 will now be implemented on 24 February 2025, four months later than the previous October deadline, the government confirmed last week

England & Wales is the world’s leading legal centre for arbitration & commercial dispute resolution, while English law governs trillions of pounds worth of international deals, according to a report

Public funding for justice has fallen by more than one-fifth in 13 years, Bar Council-commissioned research has shown
Neil Parpworth on why maiden speeches in the House of Commons are a continuing unnecessary distraction

With hundreds of newbies occupying the green benches, Westminster has been treated to a torrent of maiden speeches

A report by the Bar Council and Access to Justice Foundation into the value of free specialist legal advice has identified huge potential savings for the government

Civil rights group JUSTICE has launched the latest edition of its Law for Lawmakers guide, due to land on MPs' desks this week
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

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

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

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