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

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Accountable Care Organisations: a new model for the provision of health & social care? Nicholas Dobson reports

Nicholas Dobson explains why the government was wrong to reduce Housing Possession Duty Schemes without proper consultation

Nicholas Dobson discusses a councillor grievance over conduct sanctions

Nicholas Dobson analyses freedom of information & commercial interests

Reilly v Sandwell: paying the price for the wrongfulness of non-disclosure. By Nicholas Dobson

Nicholas Dobson explains why public authority officials exercising discretion must do more than simply endorse recommendations

Nicholas Dobson examines the scenario of unlawful prison for council tax default

Nicholas Dobson considers what happened when a local authority fell short on its duties to cater for a vulnerable parent & disabled child

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DWF—Ed Williams

Public sector disputes capability bolstered by partner hire in Leeds

Blake Morgan—Scott Hilton, Joan Yu & Melia Hirst

Firm strengthens corporate, real estate and insolvency teams with partner trio

Seddons GSC—David Seal & Emma Clifford

Consultant and solicitor join commercial real estate team

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NLJ this week: What judging really demands

Judging is ‘more intellectually demanding than any other role in public life’—and far messier than outsiders imagine. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC reflects on decades spent wrestling with unclear legislation, fragile precedent and human fallibility

NLJ this week: AI comes for the billable hour

The long-predicted death of the billable hour may finally be here—and this time, it’s armed with a scythe. In a sweeping critique of time-based billing, Ian McDougall, president of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, argues in this week's NLJ that artificial intelligence has made hourly charging ‘intellectually, commercially and ethically indefensible’

NLJ this week: Civil procedure—sharp elbows & sharper warnings

From fake authorities to rent reform, the civil courts have had a busy start to 2026. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold surveys a procedural landscape where guidance, discretion and discipline are all under strain

NLJ this week: Getting the facts right in family courts

Fact-finding hearings remain a fault line in private family law. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Rylatt and Robyn Laye of Anthony Gold Solicitors analyse recent appeals exposing the dangers of rushed or fragmented findings

NLJ this week: Sporting justice—at sprint speed

As the Winter Olympics open in Milan and Cortina, legal disputes are once again being resolved almost as fast as the athletes compete. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys examines the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS's) ad hoc divisions, which can decide cases within 24 hours

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Nicholas Dobson

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—Ed Williams

Blake Morgan—Scott Hilton, Joan Yu & Melia Hirst

Seddons GSC—David Seal & Emma Clifford