THIS ISSUE
Fraud costs us £190bn each year: Paul Brehony & Kate Gee review the House of Lords’ post-inquiry recommendations
Emily McFadden examines the growing impact of image-based sexual abuse & the importance of securing anonymity for its victims
Dusoruth v Orca: does the absence of a liquidated debt automatically lead to the annulment of a bankruptcy order? Wilson Leung & Ryan Tang examine the judgment
This week: swindling the tax man; debtor instalments; blocking final divorce; European enforcement; new law divorce challenge.
Is remote working here to stay? Veronica Cowan explores the post-pandemic attitude to home working in the legal sector
While using estimates to prepare budgets may seem logical, in reality it is attempting to fit a square peg in a round hole: Jack Ridgway explains why
"This book is an invaluable contribution to the literature in this area by authors with deep subject knowledge."
Lawyers have welcomed the ‘long overdue’ review into civil legal aid, but expressed concern about the timescale and called for immediate action to prevent collapse.
Lawyers recognised in King Charles III’s first New Year honours list include British-American litigator Dr Ann Olivarius, who acted in a pioneering case for a YouTube celebrity subjected to online revenge porn.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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