Mark Pawlowski
Mark Pawlowski is a barrister and professor emeritus of property law, School of Law, University of Greenwich. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Mark Pawlowski is a barrister and professor emeritus of property law, School of Law, University of Greenwich. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Is it possible to own a freehold or leasehold estate in a tree? Mark Pawlowski digs deep
Can an express declaration of trust be varied informally by a common intention constructive trust? By Mark Pawlowski
To what extent are pre-nuptial agreements now recognised under English law? Mark Pawlowski weighs up the latest decisions
Mark Pawlowski provides a run-down of films featuring thorny legal issues.
Mark Pawlowski reflects on the unsafe conviction of Derek Bentley, hanged for the murder of a policeman in 1952
Privacy or freedom of expression? Mark Pawlowski surveys the laws covering gossip & scandal
Mark Pawlowski explores some unusual aspects of the perpetuity rule
Even in times of uncivilised warfare, natural law matters—as shown so vividly in Breaker Morant and other classic movies, writes Mark Pawlowski
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
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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