Issue: Vol 175, Issue 8121

High stakes litigation requires careful media management, writes James Lynch, partner, Maltin PR, in this week’s NLJ

James Lynch, a partner at Maltin PR, explains why the role of public relations experts is becoming increasingly critical in litigation

Neil Swift, Fred Kelly & Zainab Bhadelia analyse the key findings of Jonathan Fisher KC’s independent review

When will the courts set aside arbitral awards? Max Lim, Phillip D’Costa & Harriet Campbell consider recent decisions, increased safeguards & the impact of AI

The government plans to replace leasehold with commonhold, recently consulting on the ‘best approach to banning new leasehold flats’. In this week’s NLJ, Mark Chick, senior partner at Bishop & Sewell, argues the case for reform rather than an outright ban

Jonathan Fisher KC was asked to lead an independent review into disclosure and fraud offences in the paper-heavy digital era, following the collapse of high-profile fraud prosecutions due to disclosure failings. In this week’s NLJ, Neil Swift, partner, Fred Kelly, senior associate, and Zainab Bhadelia, associate, Peters & Peters, present a thorough analysis and critique of Fisher KC’s findings and recommendations

Mark Chick ponders the leasehold v commonhold conundrum, arguing for reform, not replacement

It’s a potentially billion-pound question: how should litigation funding be reformed? The Civil Justice Council (CJC) recently published its proposals, but will these come to pass? In this week’s NLJ, David Greene, NLJ consultant editor and senior partner at Edwin Coe, sets out the issues at play and suggests inspiration be sought from other jurisdictions such as the US, Hong Kong and Singapore