THIS ISSUE
The EU’s rules on foreign investment are changing: Miguel Vaz & Ben Groden set out the practical steps companies must now take to comply
Clare Hughes-Williams & Tom Bedford highlight the importance of ensuring solicitors stay on the right side of the line when acting in their clients’ interests
What can you expect from a litigation funding agreement? Oliver Way sets out budget considerations, waterfall details & other key points you may encounter
Catherine Penny queries whether enforced mediation is necessary for larger commercial disputes
Book review: Kingsley Napley & 6KBW College Hill: Serious Fraud, Investigation & Trial (5th edition)
"The contents of this new edition cover every aspect of the modern fraud lawyer’s practice"
Thousands of asylum seekers are mired in a claims process beset by delays, backlogs and mistakes, according to the latest Home Office statistics.
An investment of £11.3m in early legal advice providers is needed urgently, the Law Society has warned.
Solicitors, barristers and other lawyers could be required to provide complaints information to clients at repeated intervals during the working relationship, under Legal Services Board (LSB) proposals.
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) published part one of its final report on pre-action protocols last week.
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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