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Access to justice for injured service personnel: legal barriers that remain

Despite reforms to Crown immunity and the courts’ narrowing of combat immunity, service personnel still face significant legal and practical obstacles when seeking redress for injuries sustained in the course of duty

Law firm profits: resilience masking decline

Post-Covid profitability has remained strong, but declining productivity and rising costs suggest underlying pressures are building across UK law firms

AI and the evolving risks to justice

Courts confront growing challenges as artificial intelligence reshapes litigation, raising urgent questions about reliability, ethics, and procedural fairness

Gardner Aerospace v Upton: director found in breach after lobbying against his own company's transaction

A CFO-turned-interim CEO covertly undermined a £35m refinancing deal to engineer his own re-employment.

Sousou Connect Limited v Abel: oral capital introduction agreements and the limits of quantum meruit

A High Court ruling dismisses a €1.5 million claim for capital introduction fees, finding no concluded oral agreement.

Chambi v Aristodemou: unfair prejudice, false accounts and a quasi-partnership undone

False company accounts, misappropriated funds and a decade of concealment found to constitute unfair prejudice under the Companies Act 2006.

SJ Interview: Ben Aram

Ben Aram is UK Managing Partner at Kennedys and co-head of its Corporate & Commercial division. A solicitor specialising in international arbitration and commercial litigation, he has led the expansion of the firm’s UK corporate practice and helped launch its global ESG group. In this interview, he reflects on law-firm leadership, scaling practices, partnership governance, and the skills lawyers need in a changing market.

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.

Trowers strengthens construction practice with new partner

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has further enhanced its Construction practice in Manchester with the addition of new Partner Nita Mistry

Gateley Legal advises LDC on partnership

Gateley Legal has assisted LDC in forming a strategic partnership with Frankham Group to enhance growth prospects