THIS ISSUE
How do you boil a complex legal case down to a mathematical percentage? It’s not an easy process, as Philip Young, partner, Cooke Young & Keidan, explains in this week’s NLJ
Kennedys’ virtual work experience programme has had 10,000 enrolments in just over one year
Love a quiz? Most people do, which is what makes the annual Great Legal Quiz such a hit
Lawyers are urged to polish up their entries for ‘The Probies’, ahead of the 26 November deadline
Leasehold practitioners have reported low interest in commonhold since the government proposed reforms in January
Lawyers have stepped up their action on climate change, as global attention focuses on COP26
Family lawyers have expressed concerns over ‘revolutionary’ proposals by the president of the Family Division for greater transparency
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR) launched its latest digital upgrade, ICLR.4, this week
Bar Council Chair Derek Sweeting QC hailed the £2.2bn extra for the courts, prison and probation services in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget last week ‘a step in the right direction’, but warned there would still be a shortfall of funding
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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