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
Does the existence of a suitable alternative remedy rule out the option of judicial review? Nicholas Dobson weighs up the Supreme Court’s view
Nicholas Dobson examines a recent EAT case, involving an NHS Integrated Care Board, in which TUPE made an appearance
Nicholas Dobson relays the costly tale of a single word in a banking contract
Nicholas Dobson relates an unusual attempt to avoid council tax liability
Nicholas Dobson considers the key issues in the Michaela Community School prayer dispute
Justifying criminal damage in the name of protest: Nicholas Dobson looks at an Extinction Rebellion spraypaint rebellion and the ‘lawful excuse’ defence
Exactly how thick-skinned do local politicians need to be? Nicholas Dobson looks at recent case law
Nicholas Dobson surveys recent case law on the redaction of civil servants’ names
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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