THIS ISSUE
Could ChatGPT alter the rules of disclosure? In this week’s NLJ, Rosie Wild and Anna-Rose Davies, of Cooke, Young & Keidan, look at the potential impact of the famous artificial intelligence tool on disclosure.
The Birss review—the Civil Justice Council (CJC) Costs Review led by Lord Justice Birss—presents a set of proposals that will ‘unusually, be warmly welcomed’, Professor Dominic Regan, of City Law School, writes in NLJ this week.
The dispute over football celebrity Gary Lineker’s tweets captured the public imagination and backfired spectacularly on the BBC, but what if Lineker had been an employee? In this week’s NLJ, Charles Pigott, professional support lawyer, Mills & Reeve, looks into whether employers have rights to restrict their employee’s tweets or other private expressions of opinion.
Pre-nuptial contracts have been challenged in court, and survived, in the recent case of M v A. In this week’s NLJ, Sarah Jane Lenihan and Laura Couves, of Dawson Cornwell, look at the case in depth.
The Civil Justice Council has issued its final word on costs reform: Dominic Regan runs through the changes to guideline hourly rates & costs management
Are employers entitled to restrict their employees’ private expression of opinions online or elsewhere? Charles Pigott examines freedom of speech & workplace censorship
Sarah Jane Lenihan & Laura Couves examine a recent High Court ruling which has reinforced the legal landscape of pre-nuptial agreements in England & Wales
A claim that government business discussed over WhatsApp was unlawful has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal: Nicholas Dobson reports
Remote behaviour; when to reply; victim adviser guidance; A Supreme Idea.
Is alleging an unfair relationship a necessary pleading of a fact? Fred Philpott examines a recent judgment of the High Court
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch
Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice
Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr
Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team
Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown
Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team
NEWS
NOTICE UNDER THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925
HERBERT SMITH STAFF PENSION SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925
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From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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