Part 2: Legal Sector Embraces AI – But Slowly and Unevenly
Next steps and critical considerations for the road ahead (sponsored content).
Is English mediation fit for purpose?
Dispute resolution.
SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
Claim to set aside for fraud continues
Litigation.
WPP and third-party communications
Without prejudice privilege.
Learning to walk in integrity
Consequences of moral shortfalls are unfolding in long-running controversies the Gazette continues to cover.
Parents deserve freedom to be present in the first year of their child’s life
As the government announces a review of parental leave, Lewis Silkin joint managing partner Jo Farmer explains the far reaching changes her firm has made.
Creative tension: lawyers and digital sovereignty
We are reliant on US companies for our digital infrastructure. The threat of potential withdrawal has led to a scramble towards digital sovereignty.
Best of the blogs - 29 June 2025
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Mother in Law: Inside stories
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
News focus
In depth: Family data desert is impeding improvement to court services
MPs hear that the government’s approach to improving family court services for children is being impeded by information gaps and the lack of a joined-up plan to enhance data collection and analysis.
Understanding targeted violence
Heledd Wyn reviews 'Extreme Overvalued Beliefs: Clinical and Forensic Psychiatric Dimensions'.
Lived experience of journalists at risk
Elizabeth Wiggin reviews 'Human Rights, Impunity and Anti-Press Violence: How Journalists Survive and Resist'.
Navigating legal knowhow
Zainab Zaeem and David Pickup review 'Legal Knowledge in Organizations: A Source of Strategic and Competitive Advantage'.
Essential Magistrates’ Courts Law (second edition)
A 'highly readable and concise book'.
How to interpret the Shawcross Principle
James E Hurford reviews Cale Davis's 'Prosecutorial Discretion in International Criminal Justice'.
