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Putting children first: rethinking the family lawyer’s role in separation

The Family Solutions Group sets out proposals to embed child-focused practice in family law following recent procedural reforms

Sir Robert Buckland leads Amess review

Sir Robert Buckland KC is appointed to lead a review into the circumstances surrounding Sir David Amess's murder

Supreme Court tightens the reins on opt-out collective proceedings in Evans

The Supreme Court’s decision in Evans v Barclays recalibrates the balance between access to justice and procedural fairness, reinforcing the CAT’s discretion to refuse opt-out certification where claims are weak and opt-in proceedings remain viable

ACL Netherlands v Sandelson: currency risk, interest and the Autonomy fraud aftermath

Currency fluctuations, settlement credits and pre-judgement interest following the landmark HP–Autonomy fraud litigation.

Crane Bank v DFCU Bank: High Court refuses late amendments to defence based on PwC reports

Court holds disputed amendments neither consequential nor adequately particularised, with trial prejudice decisive.

Hammond v Herrington Carmichael: when interim invoices become statute bills

Costs Judge Whalan rules on whether 29 solicitor invoices constituted interim statute bills — with significant consequences for assessment rights.

SJ Interview: Keith Froud

Keith Froud, Global Co-CEO and International Chief Executive of Eversheds Sutherland, has spent over three decades in corporate M&A before moving into global leadership. In this interview, he reflects on deal strategy, decision-making in complex organisations, the evolution of the international legal market, and the impact of technological change on the profession

Power Shifts, Responsibility Holds

From AI liability and freezing injunctions to private equity governance and regulatory reform, this issue traces a legal system adapting to new pressures while keeping accountability firmly human.

Taylor Wessing strengthens its IP team

Taylor Wessing has announced the appointment of Henry Priestley as a partner in its London IP practice

TfL selects SSE Energy Solutions for solar project

Burges Salmon has advised Transport for London on the appointment of SSE Energy Solutions to deliver solar power