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
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Sidley—Jeremy Trinder
Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
NEWS
Operation Soteria, a 2021 initiative which protected rape victims from excessive scrutiny during police investigations, is being expanded into the courtroom, the Ministry of Justice has said
Civil and judicial review claims are being processed faster than this time last year despite the number of judicial reviews increasing by 56% to 1,100 applications, the latest civil justice statistics quarterly, published this week, have shown
The collapse of law firms Axiom Ince and SSB Group demonstrate the need for the Legal Services Board (LSB) to strengthen its oversight of frontline regulators, Law Society president Mark Evans said this week
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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