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The new government’s promise to cut the prison population

Tim Kiely, a Criminal Barrister at Red Lion Chambers, shares his thoughts on what the new government might mean for criminal justice and, more specifically, the stated aim to reduce the prison population

Spanish insurers may be reeling from the aftershocks of the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal

Katherine Deal KC of 3 Hare Court examines recent judgment of the Court of Appeal in Nicholls & Anr v Mapfre Espana [2024] EWCA Civ 718

Expression of belief on social media and in the workplace – has the tide shifted?

Aleksandra Davidson, Associate at Winckworth Sherwood LLP explores belief in social media

What does the Emile Heskey case mean for costs battles with HMRC?

Francis Kendall, Director, Costs Lawyer and Joint Head of Commercial at Kain Knight explains

The impact of the new government on housing and planning in the first 100 days

With a new Labour government now confirmed, Rebecca Mushing, specialist planning lawyer at Midlands-based Wright Hassall, looks at what this could mean for housing and the wider planning sector

The update to the Civil Procedure Rules concerning the use of alternative dispute resolution

Christopher Robinson, Committee Member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Benjamin Foster, Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, share their views on the updated rules concerning the power of the courts to compel parties to engage in ADR

Is the Health and Safety Executive doing enough to address mental health at work?

Richard Reichman, a Partner at BCL Solicitors, shares his thoughts on the Health and Safety Executive’s action to address worsening mental health at work

Putting children’s rights at the heart of strategic litigation practice

Aoife Nolan, Professor of International Human Rights Law and Director of the Human Rights Law Centre, School of Law, University of Nottingham, provides details of the work carried out as part of the Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation project