THIS ISSUE
Dominic Regan trumpets the runners and riders for judicial office and literary prizes...and anticipates the start date for fixed costs
Greenwashing is all the rage, it seems, with companies keen to maximise marketing of their environmentally conscious products and some taking it too far. It can be a dangerous game, if caught out, as Charles Russell Speechlys partner Caroline Greenwell and trainee Peter Carlyon explain in this week’s NLJ
Get your skates on if you want to save on fees, is former District Judge Stephen Gold’s message this week, in his Civil Way column. The threatened court fee hike is on its way and could be with us at the end of this month
Which judges are on the move and who’s going where?
Can you trust a solicitor to keep his promise? This is not the start of a dodgy anti-lawyer joke or complaint, but a serious report on a wake-up call sounded by the Supreme Court in a recent case
The Communications and Digital Committee has launched an inquiry into digital regulation
A planning and public law mentoring scheme has been launched for people from underrepresented groups interested in becoming barristers
Suella Braverman QC has returned to the position of Attorney General following her maternity leave
The cases backlog stands at 367,294 magistrates’ court cases and 58,188 Crown Court cases in July, according to the latest HM Courts and Tribunal Service statistics
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill risks undermining access to justice, the Law Society has warned
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
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
