Nicholas Dobson
Consultant
Nicholas Dobson writes (among other things) on local government, public law & governance. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Consultant
Nicholas Dobson writes (among other things) on local government, public law & governance. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Care proceedings and public interest were centre stage in a recent case involving the BBC. Nicholas Dobson reports
Nicholas Dobson analyses the Supreme Court ruling on the public right to camp in Dartmoor National Park
Nicholas Dobson follows up on Higgs v Farmor’s School, examining the Court of Appeal judgment on a gross misconduct dismissal
Nicholas Dobson examines the reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s recent decision on sex & gender
Is there any room for habeas corpus in the modern regime surrounding care orders? Only very exceptionally, the Supreme Court has ruled: Nicholas Dobson reports
Does the Human Rights Act 1998 undermine parliamentary sovereignty? A recent Policy Exchange paper argues that it does. Nicholas Dobson explores the issues
Injunctive relief is possible before a wrong has even taken place: Nicholas Dobson explores quia timet relief in light of a recent decision
Does the existence of a suitable alternative remedy rule out the option of judicial review? Nicholas Dobson weighs up the Supreme Court’s view
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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DWF—19 appointments
Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments
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Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga
Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire
Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan
Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds
NEWS
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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