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Michael Zander KC

Emeritus professor

Michael Zander KCNLJ columnist & Emeritus Professor, LSE. Newlawjournal.co.uk

Emeritus professor

Michael Zander KCNLJ columnist & Emeritus Professor, LSE. Newlawjournal.co.uk

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
"This book about the Criminal Cases Review Commission is a treasure trove of information"

Michael Zander considers the extremely controversial EU (Withdrawal) (No 5) Bill

Michael Zander QC considers the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in SFO v ENRC

Michael Zander QC considers a sobering new report on the UK’s collision course towards a no deal Brexit

Michael Zander QC on important changes to four PACE Codes

Michael Zander QC distils current Law Commission proposals for a major reform of search warrant law

This week, Michael Zander considers retained EU law & modified powers

Michael Zander considers the Constitution Committee’s report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Partner appointed to headinternational insolvency and dispute resolution for England

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Kent firm expands regional footprint through strategic acquisition

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles

Financial disputes and investigations specialist joins as partner in London

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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