Could a split model improve settlement outcomes in financial remedy cases, ask Rachel Frost-Smith & Lauren Guiler
Mike Somekh on the unintended effects of leasehold reform on resident‑controlled freeholds
Nick Smallwood weighs up the legal reality of social media bans: what would they mean for platforms, parents & regulators?
Nicholas Dobson examines the vindication of two officers who took action against the Police Federatio
English law assumes human arbitrators, but AI decision-makers may have a role to play, writes Daniel Kessler
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Winckworth Sherwood—Charlotte Coleman & Qaisar Sheikh
Two promoted to partner in property litigation and education teams
Dorsey & Whitney LLP—Peter Knust
Cross-border finance and restructuring specialist joins as of counsel in London
Powell Gilbert—Callum Beamish-Lacey
IP firm promotes litigator to partnership
From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed
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English law assumes human arbitrators, but AI decision-makers may have a role to play, writes Daniel Kessler
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Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
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The controversial Mazur ruling, which caused widespread uncertainty about the role of non-solicitors in litigation work, has been overturned on appeal
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Firm announces appointment of next chair
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Helpful assistant or laden with unknown traps? Ruth Pratt considers recent thoughts on AI for lawyers
