Editor, Solicitors Journal

Half-Year Review 2016

4 Jul 2016News

By Jean-Yves Gilg

The SJ Half-Year Review is now available to view online

The SJ Half-Year Review is now available to view online

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The SJ Half-Year Review is now available to view online

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Sanctions after Shvidler: a narrowing path for legal challenge

The Supreme Court has significantly raised the bar for challenging UK sanctions designations. For practitioners, the message is clear: systemic arguments will fail, and success...

SFO aims to enhance fraud investigation

The Serious Fraud Office’s new Business Plan outlines key strategies for tackling financial crime and corruption

Recalibrating open justice: non-party access and the limits of transparency

The introduction of a pilot for non-party access to court documents through the digital claims’ infrastructure, presents a timely opportunity to explore the open justice...

Aabar Holdings v Glencore: intra-client documents and the scope of legal advice privilege

Legal advice privilege extends to intra-client documents created with the dominant purpose of seeking legal advice.

Mitie Care and Custody fails to block Home Office immigration contract award

Automatic suspension lifted as court finds damages an adequate remedy for unsuccessful tenderer.

Niles v Judicial and Legal Service Commission: Privy Council rules disciplinary scheme offers no effective remedy for public law challenges

Procedural irregularities in disciplinary proceedings may survive as arguable grounds for judicial review even where the facts are undisputed.

GMC Utilities Group v Sumitomo Electric: when does a "subject to contract" label lose its force?

A solicitors' undertaking letter negotiated under escrow pressure constituted a binding agreement, the Technology and Construction Court has ruled.

Benjamin Field murder conviction quashed as Court of Appeal finds causation directions unsafe

The murder conviction of Benjamin Field has been quashed following a Criminal Cases Review Commission reference, with the court finding the trial judge misdirected the...

R v Donaldson: when does upgrading a charge become an abuse of process?

Court of Appeal confirms no blanket rule bars further charges after a guilty plea, provided earlier proceedings can be unwound without injustice.

Saheed v R: Court of Appeal dismisses sentence challenge in two-line drugs conspiracy

A drugs line "captain" who ran two overlapping class A supply operations fails to reduce his eight-year sentence.

LSLA appoints John McElroy as president

The London Solicitors Litigation Association has elected John McElroy as its new president, aiming for growth and innovation in the legal field

Prospect of under-16s social media ban

The discussion surrounding a potential social media ban for under-16s raises important legal and practical concerns, emphasizing the need for education rather than outright bans

Harbottle & Lewis achieves record growth

Harbottle & Lewis reports record income for 2025/26, highlighting a decade of exceptional financial growth

SJ Interview: Keith Froud

Keith Froud, Global Co-CEO and International Chief Executive of Eversheds Sutherland, has spent over three decades in corporate M&A before moving into global leadership. In...

The normalisation of uncertainty

Uncertainty is no longer episodic but structural—reshaping how lawyers advise, litigate, and manage risk across an increasingly volatile global landscape