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Keith Davies

Professor emeritus (retired)

Keith Davies, professor emeritus (retired), University of Reading

Professor emeritus (retired)

Keith Davies, professor emeritus (retired), University of Reading

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Do law books make a lawyer, asks Keith Davies

"This present book, which is a great read for any lawyer, is a collection of 50 stories of notable court cases"

Keith Davies examines the development of the principle of judicial review in English courts

Keith Davies investigates the curious incident of the village green in a harbour

Keith Davies examines the court’s approach to the right to protest on public land

Keith Davies analyses a recent judicial review of plans to erect electricity pylons on green belt land

Keith Davies considers the vexed question of whether prayers should be said at town council meetings

Keith Davies turns the spotlight onto a Thameside Tudor tiff

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Shakespeare Martineau—Sam Mason

Shakespeare Martineau—Sam Mason

Leicester family team strengthened by senior associate hire

Forsters—Sarah Williams

Forsters—Sarah Williams

Family team welcomes partner and head of children

Curtis Legal—Ioan Jenkins

Curtis Legal—Ioan Jenkins

Pontypool firm strengthens probate team with accounting graduate hire

NEWS
MPs have expressed disappointment after the government confirmed it will not consider updating the parental leave system until at least 2027
Sophie Wells, childcare law paralegal at Reading Borough Council, has scooped Paralegal of the Year at the National Paralegal Awards, held this week in Birmingham
In July, the Supreme Court quashed the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, ruling that trial judges had wrongly directed juries to treat profit-motivated Libor submissions as inherently dishonest. In this week’s NLJ, David Stern and James Fletcher of 5 St Andrew’s Hill reflect on the decision
In this week's issue of NLJ, Emma Brunning and Dharshica Thanarajasingham of Birketts unpack the high-conflict financial remedy case TF v SF [2025] EWHC 1659 (Fam). The husband’s conduct—described by the judge as a ‘masterclass in gaslighting’—included hiding a £9.5m deferred payment from the sale of a port acquired post-separation. Despite his claims that the port was non-matrimonial, the court found its value rooted in marital assets and efforts
David Bailey-Vella of Davis Woolfe and chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers explores the new costs budgeting light pilot scheme in this week's NLJ
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