Legal Features

Articles

Reducing national carbon emissions is in the legal sector’s power

Steve Gummer and Nadia Biles Davies share details of the work being carried out at Sharpe Pritchard to encourage sustainability in the legal sector

Artificial intelligence and antitrust issues: a competition law practitioner’s perspective

Francesco Liberatore and Martin Mackowski provide a detailed overview of competition law as it applies to artificial intelligence, including a look at recent case law and the evolving regulatory approaches being adopted in the UK, EU and US

The ‘promise’ of a Royal Commission

Ed Vickers KC, a Barrister at Red Lion Chambers, asks which political party is going to have the courage to acknowledge the extent of the crisis in the criminal justice system and act to find solutions?

Civil Justice Council to review litigation funding in the wake of PACCAR

Lucy Keane, Counsel at Signature Litigation's Gibraltar office, looks at the aftermath of the PACCAR decision on litigation funding

SJ Interview: Simon Slater and Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson, Partner and Head of Employment, and Simon Slater, Non-Executive Chair of Thackray Williams, share how their firm transitioned from a small high street law firm into a medium-sized LLP and an aspiring Top 200 UK firm Additionally, they offer valuable advice for other firms aspiring to achieve similar growth and success in today’s competitive legal landscape, with AI as a key trend in the industry.

Top-up fees for the ongoing cost of care

Lisa Morgan, a partner at Hugh James, assesses the increase and impact of top-up fees being imposed in relation to a relative’s care costs, and recent rulings by the ombudsman

Washed out but not washed up – an opportunity remains to improve the arbitration landscape

Ken MacDonald, Partner and Head of International Arbitration at Brodies, assesses the key reforms put forward in the Arbitration Bill and presents the case for swift re-introduction of the Bill in the new parliament

Supreme Court promotes certainty and stability in international sales transactions

Varun Zaiwalla, a barrister at Zaiwalla & Co, dissects the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV [2024] UKSC 14