Issue: Vol 175, Issue 8110

There are only three months left before Hague 2019 takes effect on 1 July. In this week’s NLJ, Natalie Todd, partner at Cooke, Young & Keidan, looks ahead to the arrival of this important Convention which facilitates the effective international enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters.

Post-non-dom, is the UK still a desirable destination for the rich? Not really, but that could change, according to Rosie Todd, partner and head of tax and trusts, and Kerry Garcia, partner and head of employment, immigration and pensions, at Stevens & Bolton. In this week’s NLJ, Todd and Garcia look at the impact of the 6 April 2025 tax overhaul and outline a series of tax and immigration status reforms that could improve the UK’s competitiveness.

NLJ's first Charities Appeals Supplement of 2025 has been published in this week’s issue.

An ‘intensive disclosure regime’ should be put in place to help judges manage data-heavy cases, according to the chair of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences, Jonathan Fisher KC.

The Law Society is introducing a ‘two-form’ system for property sales, following last year’s TA6 debacle.

Lawyers have welcomed a proposal to raise civil legal aid fees by 10%-42% but called for more.

Barristers and chambers professionals have been urged to report inappropriate behaviour, following a cluster of findings by the Bar’s disciplinary body.

Calls to a legal helpline for whistleblowers are on the rise, with demand highest in the health and social work sectors and from those on lower incomes.

More than half of conveyancers (55%) feel confident in the stability of the property market, according to the Council for Licensed Conveyancers’ (CLC’s) quarterly confidence tracker. 

Interpreting services in court are ‘unacceptable’, presenting a ‘significant risk’ to the administration of justice and placing an undue demand on an already overburdened court system, peers have declared.