David Renton
Barrister
David Renton is a barrister at Garden Court Chambers (www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk).
David Renton on the horrors facing some council tenants
David Renton reports on the real-world realities for those left on the verge of eviction
David Renton on the growing trend of using criminal courts to obtain orders against tenants accused of anti-social behaviour
David Renton reports on the current status of the evictions ban & the growing pressure on government to act on its promises of housing law reform
The coalition’s reforms to the tribunal system will impair justice, insists David Renton
David Renton examines how disputes over immigration status affect unlawful deduction of wages claims
David Renton examines how the Working Time Regulations apply to mobile workers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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