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SJ Interview: Jonathan Moss

Jonathan Moss is Managing Partner of DWF’s London office. He has more than three decades of experience advising clients across shipping, trade, and insurance, and is also a visiting lecturer at Queen Mary University of London. In this interview, he discusses the evolution of insurance and shipping, the impact of geopolitical disruption, the effect of ESG regulation, and how technology and adaptability are reshaping the profession.

Overhauling UK design law: consultation opens wide

Government consultation seeks to simplify design law, tackle post-Brexit gaps, and address AI, enforcement, and unregistered rights

SJ Interview: Lilian Edwards

For the October 2025 volume, Lilian Edwards speaks to the Solicitors Journal

Corporate crime and the senior manager test

The Crime and Policing Bill 2025 expands liability, raising fresh debates over fairness, corporate culture, and culpability.

Commercial litigation in 2026 and beyond

London’s disputes market faces funding reform, tech disruption and rising competition as litigation demand endures

Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: strengthening the UK’s defences

The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill aims to expand scope, strengthen oversight, and align UK rules internationally

Auditors under fire: lawsuits, investigations and the looming culture battle

EY lawsuits, FRC probes and looming reforms put UK auditors under unprecedented scrutiny and cultural pressure.

Supreme Court narrows scope of civil bribery

The Supreme Court rules secret commissions are not bribes without a fiduciary duty, reshaping bribery law significantly