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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

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Procurement matters Premium Content

Nicholas Dobson tackles Teckal

17 March 2011
A walk in the park Premium Content

Nicholas Dobson tramples on outdated concepts of qualified privilege & proportionality

10 February 2011
Down the local. . . Premium Content

Nicholas Dobson puts the Localism Bill under the spotlight

13 January 2011
Beating a path Premium Content

Nicholas Dobson reflects on Pinnock, proportionality & possession

25 November 2010
Fair process? Premium Content

Nicholas Dobson reports on the world of clerks & tribunals

15 October 2010
Let me be the judge Premium Content

Was Rose Gibb’s final settlement irrationally generous? Nicholas Dobson reports

22 July 2010
Cutprice caring? Premium Content

Local authorities can’t afford to prioritise resources over the interests of those in care, says Nicholas Dobson

01 July 2010
Supermarket sweep Premium Content

Nicholas Dobson reports on the pitch battle between Sainsbury’s & Tesco

10 June 2010
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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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