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SJ Interview: Harriet Wistrich

For the May 2025 volume, Harriet Wistrich speaks to the Solicitors Journal about her book 'Sister in Law: Fighting for Justice in a System Designed by Men', which has been nominated for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction

Redefining the green belt: the rise of grey belt planning

Welcomed by developers but criticised by the House of Lords Select Committee, the Labour government’s new grey belt policy has divided opinion. Partner at Weightmans, John Gregory examines what the policy means in practice, and how it’s faring so far

Incinerate & Medicate, or Legislate & Regulate

In their latest publication, Consulting Engineer Professor Robert Jackson and General Practitioner Dr Frederick Newton are now joined by Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice MP and Councillor Jason Moorcroft a Parliamentary Spokesperson

Reforming the law of apologies in civil proceedings in England and Wales

Jon Crocker and Megan Owen from Bindmans assess the government’s efforts to reform the law surrounding apologies in civil claims in England and Wales and share their thoughts on the impact of such reforms in the context of clinical negligence

Has the case of Re Z impacted the law on surrogacy?

Sarah Bell, a Partner at Stephens Scown, assesses the wider impact of the ruling in Re Z (Surrogacy: Step-parent Adoption) [2024] EWFC 20

A reflection on 10 years of the offence of controlling and coercive behaviour

Matthew Hardcastle and Connie Atkinson from Kingsley Napley reflect on the decade since the coming into force of the offence of controlling and coercive behaviour

The proposals put forward by the Office for Students obligating higher education providers to treat students fairly

Alison Fredericks, a Solicitor at Bindmans, discusses the proposals by the Office for Students on promoting fairness in the treatment of students in connection with the provision of higher education and ancillary services

Infant formula market study: CMA publishes final report

Eloise Robson, a Lawyer at Clifford Chance, discusses the findings and recommendations put forward following the UK regulator’s study of the infant formula market