Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
NLJ columnist
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, NLJ columnist & senior consultant, Bindmans LLP (www.bindmans.com).
NLJ columnist
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, NLJ columnist & senior consultant, Bindmans LLP (www.bindmans.com).
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC reflects on the case of George Edalji & its consequences
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC considers the state of justice as Labour’s new cabinet gets to work
Solicitors must serve the public as well as their clients, writes Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
Do we want a written constitution? Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC sees a problem
The Bill is a direct challenge to the authority of the Supreme Court & arguably to the rule of law itself, says Geoffrey Bindman KC
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC looks back to the feud of Bacon & Coke
Political power needs constitutional restraints: Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC discusses the need for checks & balances on parliamentary sovereignty
The earnings of the legal profession are unfairly distributed: Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC weighs up how lawyers might contribute to the funding of our legal system
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
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
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