Nicholas Dobson
Consultant
Nicholas Dobson writes (among other things) on local government, public law and governance. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Consultant
Nicholas Dobson writes (among other things) on local government, public law and governance. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Nicholas Dobson examines a recent case where a valued community resource was earmarked for housing
Nicholas Dobson lifts the bonnet on the Court of Appeal ruling which held that government was within its rights to ban the group
Nicholas Dobson surveys the lawfulness of live facial recognition
Nicholas Dobson considers the irritating, contentious, eccentric, heretical, unwelcome & provocative
Nicholas Dobson examines the vindication of two officers who took action against the Police Federation
Nicholas Dobson on judicial shortcomings & Shakespeare
A recent case has provided a timely reminder of the key ingredients of the tort of misfeasance in public office: Nicholas Dobson reports
Nicholas Dobson examines the case of a school ski trip, a confiscated mobile phone & a permanent exclusion
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Debevoise & Plimpton—Mary Lavelle
Debevoise expands London secondaries team with addition of Mary Lavelle
Excello Law—Hestia Private Client
Excello Law welcomes ex-Irwin Mitchell team to launch Hestia Private Client
Carpmaels & Ransford—Christopher Stothers
Heavyweight patent litigator will bolster Carpmaels Ransford’s rapidly growing Litigation team as firm marks its 250th anniversary
NEWS
Lawyers have welcomed plans to create specialist rape and serious sex offences courtrooms at every Crown Court
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
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