Nicholas Dobson

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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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Dr Nicholas Dobson provides an update on local authority “wellbeing”

Should Orthodox Hindus in the UK have the right to conduct open air funeral pyres? Nicholas Dobson reports

Dr Nicholas Dobson treads carefully on the issue of trespass, standards & public interest

Dr Nicholas Dobson reports on favouritism & local authority decisions

Unpopular but not unlawful. Nicholas Dobson gives the court’s verdict on the hike in child care court fees

Injunction or ASBO? A council’s dilemma, by Nicholas Dobson

Who pays—health or social services? asks Nicholas Dobson

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Commercial disputes practice bolstered by partner hire

Bird & Bird—Emma Radcliffe

London competition team expands with collective actions specialist hire

Hill Dickinson—Chris Williams

Commercial dispute resolution team in London welcomes partner

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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

Kennedys—Samson Spanier

Bird & Bird—Emma Radcliffe

Hill Dickinson—Chris Williams