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In the spirit of togetherness, Ian Smith rounds off the year with a look at precedent across the UK jurisdictions, umbrella companies & vicarious liability
Costs and AI behaviour; ‘A landlord nor a bailiff be’?
Reforms to open justice mean parties will need to be proactive, writes Antonia Glover
The High Court has ruled on vague points of dispute. Amy Dunkley reports
Book review: Financial Remedies Handbook 2025, 15th Edition
Book review: Financial Remedies Handbook 2025, 15th Edition
Book review: Financial Remedies Handbook 2025, 15th Edition
“The Handbook is an indispensable guide for all financial remedy practitioners working at all levels”
Could the Hayes & Palombo case have unintended consequences for juries in complex fraud cases, asks Maia Cohen-Lask
How do the courts treat a deceased's assets in cases of suicide? Alexa Payet & John Critchley examine three cases
Can the enforcement of arbitral awards be assigned to a third party? Kamran Rehman & Harriet Campbell report
Three decades ago, Professor Michael Zander conducted a large-scale study on the way the criminal justice system works. In the concluding part of this series, he examines the findings on wasted time, weak cases & other matters
Niall Hearty on why private prosecutions have become increasingly popular
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Freeths—Suzanne Porter
Firm launches trusts, estates and tax practice in the north with senior hire
Fieldfisher—Guy Forster
Personal injury and medical negligence team strengthened by partner hire
mfg Solicitors—Richard Port
Firm appoints partner and head of family in Birmingham office
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CILEX has called for a review of conveyancing fees and stronger regulation of the high-volume residential property sector, in its response to government proposals for homebuying reforms
Pension provision should be considered during all divorce proceedings in order to repair gender inequality, the Pension Policy Institute (PPI) charity and workplace pensions provider now:pensions have said
‘Over-regulating’ the cryptoassets sector could stifle growth when the government brings regulations into force in 2027, a digital assets lawyer has warned
Solicitors received a new year’s boost this month with the announcement of an uplift to the guideline hourly rates
There’s no need to change the rules or introduce more legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal sector, the Law Society has said this week in its response to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology’s call for evidence on the AI Growth Lab
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Private family team announces appointment of senior associate
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Barristers and advocates in Scotland, England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have urged the government to drop its proposals for judge-only ‘swift courts’ in cases where the sentence is three years or less
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Criminal silk Kirsty Brimelow KC, of Doughty Street Chambers, has taken over the reins at the Bar Council, succeeding family silk Barbara Mills KC
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Former Law Society president, I Stephanie Boyce has been awarded a CBE for services to the legal profession, diversity and access to justice, in HM The King’s New Year Honours List 2026
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Lawyers have welcomed the government’s long-awaited announcement of legislation to reverse PACCAR but warned plans for light-touch regulation could cause delays
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