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
Nicholas Dobson examines expert opinion evidence in judicial review proceedings
Nicholas Dobson considers whether equality law permits religious organisations to uphold their views on sexual ethics in the way they work
Nicholas Dobson reports on the lawfulness of public authority policies & guidance
Nicholas Dobson considers whether the interpretation of human rights has too often become counter-intuitive to many outside a patrician élite
Despite recent criticism, the offence of Misconduct in Public Office can hold its own under rigorous judicial scrutiny, as Nicholas Dobson reports
Nicholas Dobson reports on Cabinet Office procurement decisions found unlawful through apparent bias
Nicholas Dobson reports on a cunning wheeze to avoid Council Tax ultimately defeated in the Supreme Court by Rossendale & Wigan Councils
English virtual council meetings? Not a remote chance. Nicholas Dobson reports
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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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
NEWS
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
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’
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
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
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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