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James Driscoll

Solicitor & consultant editor

Professor James Driscoll is a solicitor and the consultant editor to Halsbury’s Laws

Solicitor & consultant editor

Professor James Driscoll is a solicitor and the consultant editor to Halsbury’s Laws

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

James Driscoll summarises the key developments in the law relating to residential long leases in the past year

How should rent repayment sanctions be applied where a landlord runs unlicensed houses in multiple occupation? James Driscoll reports

James Driscoll follows the battle to make service charges more accountable

James Driscoll unravels the principles & practicalities of the Localism Act 2011

Hague on Leasehold Enfranchisement, Anthony Radevsky & Damian Greenish

When is it reasonable to make a possession order? asks James Driscoll

James Driscoll explores when it's reasonable to call a building a house

Why has commonhold been so slow to catch on? James Driscoll investigates

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

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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