Michael Zander KC
Emeritus professor
Michael Zander KC, emeritus professor, LSE & NLJ columnist
Emeritus professor
Michael Zander KC, emeritus professor, LSE & NLJ columnist
Michael Zander KC reports on the Retained EU Law (Revocation & Reform) Bill
Michael Zander suggests that argument over tweaking of the statutory tests is a waste of everyone’s time
"One feels that one is experiencing some of the horror of living under an evil regime and what it takes to oppose such a regime as a lawyer."
Michael Zander on the final stages
Is Dominic Raab’s project doomed? Michael Zander reports on criticism from across the legal spectrum
More harm than good? Professor Michael Zander QC reflects on 10 years of the Woolf Reforms
Michael Zander QC considers the Justice Secretary’s plans for a modern Bill of Rights
Michael Zander on the government’s response to Extinction Rebellion
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr
Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London
NEWS
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
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
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