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Alec Samuels

Barrister

Alec Samuels, barrister (alec.samuels@btinternet.com)

Barrister

Alec Samuels, barrister (alec.samuels@btinternet.com)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Leasehold law: a blessing or a burden? Alec Samuels discusses the much-anticipated Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022
Alec Samuels dissects the recent JUSTICE parole system report by Professor Nicola Padfield QC
Alec Samuels discusses how coroners' reports could help to prevent future deaths
Alec Samuels explores justice & compensation for the quashed imprisoned
"Lord Brown has clear views on the law and the legal institutions"
Alec Samuels asks whether an inquisitorial employment disputes system might be more fair
Alec Samuels discusses the pressing need for compromise between protesters & the public
Making every vote count the same: Alec Samuels reports on long-overdue updates to parliamentary constituencies
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
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