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
Defamation matters, but claimants need to prove they have suffered serious reputational harm: Nicholas Dobson
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
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Slater Heelis—Chester office
North West presence strengthened with Chester office launch
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Cooke, Young & Keidan—Elizabeth Meade
Firm grows commercial disputes expertise with partner promotion
CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson
Blake Morgan managing partner appointed chair of CBI South-East Council
NEWS
The House of Lords has set up a select committee to examine assisted dying, which will delay the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
The proposed £11bn redress scheme following the Supreme Court’s motor finance rulings is analysed in this week’s NLJ by Fred Philpott of Gough Square Chambers
In this week's issue, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former district judge, surveys another eclectic fortnight in procedure. With humour and humanity, he reminds readers that beneath the procedural dust, the law still changes lives
Generative AI isn’t the villain of the courtroom—it’s the misunderstanding of it that’s dangerous, argues Dr Alan Ma of Birmingham City University and the Birmingham Law Society in this week's NLJ
James Naylor of Naylor Solicitors dissects the government’s plan to outlaw upward-only rent review (UORR) clauses in new commercial leases under Schedule 31 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, in this week's NLJ. The reform, he explains, marks a seismic shift in landlord-tenant power dynamics: rents will no longer rise inexorably, and tenants gain statutory caps and procedural rights
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