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VAT on independent school fees: a legal analysis of the judicial review claim R (ALR and others) v Chancellor of the Exchequer

Robert Lewis, Alexandra Agnew, Grace Houghton and Elizabeth Fitton from Mishcon de Reya dissect the ruling and its wider implications

Navigating the crosscurrents: learning points from the Independent Water Commission’s interim report

Nicola Williams, a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland, explains what the interim report could mean for the future of the water sector and the legal professionals working within it

Coercive and controlling behaviour: progress or an opportunity missed?

Barbara Reeves and Helen Scambler from Mishcon de Reya reflect on the impact of the offence of coercive and controlling behaviour

Can artificial intelligence be trusted for legal research? Lessons from Ayinde

James Tumbridge, a Partner at Keystone Law, looks at the decision in Ayinde, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin) (6 June 2025) concerning the duties that lawyers owe to the court and the actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence by lawyers to generate legal documents or arguments without adequate checking of the outputs

Modernising wills: revolutionary or evolutionary?

Gemma Shepherd, a Partner at Michelmores, discusses the Law Commission’s report

The proposed Hillsborough law

In this article, Dr Jeffrey Wale, Technical Director at the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), looks at the proposal to introduce a statutory ‘duty of candour’ on public authorities

Restoring control over the immigration system: the government’s White Paper

Liz Barratt, Partner and Head of the Immigration Team at Bindmans, dissects the government’s White Paper on immigration

Sorry seems to be the hardest word… changes afoot for the law of apologies

Oliver Lock from Farrer & Co takes a closer look at the changes being proposed to legislation to facilitate apologies without admitting liability