John Bowers KC
Barrister/Principal
Barrister at Littleton Chambers and Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford
Barrister/Principal
Barrister at Littleton Chambers and Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford
Is it time for the UK to consider financial rewards for whistleblowers? John Bowers QC weighs up the pros & cons
Is the role of the foster carer slowly shifting? John Bowers QC considers the evidence
Is an employment tribunal a court & does it matter, asks John Bowers QC
John Bowers QC examines some ground-breaking decisions on religious dress & calls for balance between competing perspectives
John Bowers QC examines the interaction between freedom of religion & discrimination in recent caselaw
"What is valuable for law student and lawyer alike is that it considers all aspects of law making from ‘the Whitehall stage’ through the Westminster stage and provides insights into what actually happens in practice"
John Bowers reflects on Grainger plc v Nicholson—a case believed to be important about how to qualify ‘belief’
John Bowers QC reports on the gay servicemen case…20 years on
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva
Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice
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Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson
London labour and employment team announces partner hire
Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly
Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion
NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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