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Jonathan Herring

Professor in law

Jonathan Herring is a professor in law, Exeter College, Oxford University. (jon.herring@law.ox.ac.uk)

Professor in law

Jonathan Herring is a professor in law, Exeter College, Oxford University. (jon.herring@law.ox.ac.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Allowing alleged abusers to cross examine their victims is a stain on the reputation of the family justice system. Jonathan Herring puts the case for reform

Jonathan Herring considers a tragic case concerning the right to withhold invasive medical treatment

How can the court protect a child’s welfare when faced with clashing world views, asks Jon Herring

Jonathan Herring comments on the “unfair” laws surrounding cohabitation

Jonathan Herring investigates what behaviour amounts to harassment

Jonathan Herring reveals a case that illustrates that cheats never prosper

AC v SC provides an important reminder of the weight to be attached to FDR agreements, says Jonathan Herring

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
In this week's NLJ, Steven Ball of Red Lion Chambers unpacks how advances in forensic science finally unmasked Ryland Headley, jailed in 2025 for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Preserved swabs and palm prints lay dormant for decades until DNA-17 profiling produced a billion-to-one match
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
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