Ian Pease
Courts continue to wrestle with the thorny issue of contract construction, as Ian Pease reports
It’s the “nearest we are likely to approach to a universal secular religion”, thus writes the late, great and sorely missed Tom (Lord) Bingham in his book The Rule of Law. If that’s true, how assiduously are we keeping the faith?
Ian Pease identifies the cracks in Chartbrook
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Winckworth Sherwood—Tim Foley
Property litigation practice strengthened by partner hire
Kingsley Napley—Romilly Holland
International arbitration team specialist joins the team
Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney
Set creates new client and business development role amid growth
NEWS
Property lawyers have given a cautious welcome to the government’s landmark Bill capping ground rents at £250, banning new leasehold properties and making it easier for leaseholders to switch to commonhold
Four Nightingale courts are to be made permanent, as justice ministers continue to grapple with the record-level Crown Court backlog
The judiciary has set itself a trio of objectives and a trio of focus areas for the next five years, in its Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2026-2030
The Sentencing Act 2026 received royal assent last week, bringing into law the recommendations of David Gauke’s May 2025 Independent Sentencing Review
Victims of crime are to be given free access to transcripts of Crown Court sentencing remarks, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed
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