THIS ISSUE
Students are invited to human rights organisation Justice’s annual student conference in London’s International Dispute Resolution Centre on 7 March
Lawyers gave a mixed reaction to news that cameras will be allowed in the Crown Court as early as April this year
High rents, small fees, late payments, long hours, stress and pressure are creating major concerns for barristers, according to a LexisNexis report
Carbon monoxide leakage poses serious, even lethal, risks yet there are many obstacles to bringing a legal claim, Stephanie Trotter warns
Lawyers have been given the green light to act for both parties when drafting consensual family court judgments
Claire Green explains why it’s time to embrace the e-bill
Some 114 lawyers attained the prestigious grade of Queen’s Counsel last week, while ten were appointed Honorary QCs in the latest silk list―including the first Chartered Legal Executive QC, former CILEx president Millicent Grant (pictured).
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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