THIS ISSUE
Alison Sparks & Grace Mercer report on commercial tenancies, rent arrears, & the importance of communication
Is the law clear enough on self-isolation? Writing in NLJ this week, Fred Philpott, of Gough Square Chambers, seeks to address this question
The racist slurs aimed at England footballers Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the team’s Euro final defeat has appalled the nation
Former District Judge Stephen Gold reports on a script for judges and magistrates conducting remote hearings, in this week’s Civil Way column
Addleshaw Goddard has launched a litigation finance product, Control, that provides specialist advice to corporates, third party funders and other law firms on single case and portfolio funding arrangements
Legal professionals qualifying as solicitors via the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) route should be paid at least the same as trainees, the Law Society has said
The lawtech sector has doubled in size since 2017, includes about 200 companies, has attracted £647m in investment and is outpacing fintech, climate tech and healthtech
A further 12 former sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses including three who served time in prison, have had their convictions relating to the Post Office (PO) Horizon scandal overturned by the Court of Appeal
The Law Society issued a grim warning about the Nationality and Borders Bill, ahead of its second reading in Parliament this week
Employment tribunals are plagued by delays, lack of resources and too few judges, an Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) survey of its members has found
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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