THIS ISSUE
Senior judges, City lawyers and caseworkers working in frontline services were among more than 15,000 people taking part in this year’s London Legal Walk.
A proposed Home Office investigation into claims of systemic abuse at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre is insufficient, the High Court has held.
The outstanding caseload in the UK’s tribunals has increased by 8% on this time last year, driven by an increase in employment tribunal claims.
Bryan Clark reflects on oversupply in the market & commends the Civil Justice Council proposals for change
Mediators will be pleased to find judges taking the broad view of ‘without prejudice’ privilege, says Tony Allen
The Supreme Court is heading to Wales on 22-25 July, and invites members of the public and media to attend its hearings.
Very few discrimination victims are getting the representation they need in courts and tribunals, an Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report, ‘Legal aid for victims of discrimination’, has found.
A Latvian national living in the UK since 2008 was entitled to state pension credit from October 2012, the Supreme Court has unanimously ruled, in Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Gubeladze [2019] UKSC 31
The famous Adidas three-stripe branding is not a valid trademark because it lacks a distinctive character, the European Court of Justice has ruled, in adidas AG v EUIPO (Case T-307/17)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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
NEWS
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
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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