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Tackling the social mobility crisis in the legal industry

Jo-Anne Pugh discusses the role of the UK’s legal industry in tackling the country’s growing social mobility crisis and what we can do to create positive change

Commission v United Kingdom – a post-Brexit show of enforcement power by the European Court of Justice

Neil Baylis explains the wider implications of the recent ruling by the European Court of Justice

Is this the end of the beginning for climate litigation in Europe?

Harj Narulla, Finnian Clarke and Nikila Kaushik consider what the Duarte Agostinho v Portugal and 32 Others case in Strasbourg means for the future of climate litigation

The largest review of maternity services in the UK – Nottingham and the Ockenden Review

Greg Almond and Julie Walker provide an update on the Ockenden Review and the level of progress being made to address the failings within maternity services

Where there’s a way, there’s a Will….

Rosamond McDowell discusses the Law Commission’s supplementary consultation on electronic Wills

Supreme Court issues landmark ruling in holiday pay case

Jo Moseley dissects the recent Supreme Court ruling that has clarified key issues relating to the calculation of holiday pay and what is meant by a ‘series of deductions’

The Law Society’s new green paper on reforming civil justice

Fiona Rutherford shares her views on the Law Society’s new green paper ‘Proposals for a 21st Century Justice System’ and how the proposed reforms relate to the work carried out by JUSTICE

The Financial Conduct Authority’s review of firms’ approaches to politically exposed persons

Lindsey Cullen and Richard Burger discuss the situation in regard to the treatment of domestic politically exposed persons and the FCA’s review of firms