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Nicholas Griffin KC

King's counsel

Nicholas Griffin KC specialises in criminal and public law and has worked on major public inquiries over the last 15 years. He is chairman of the Bar Council Surveillance and Privacy Working Group, although this article is written in a personal capacity. He practises at 5 Paper Buildings (www.5pb.co.uk)

King's counsel

Nicholas Griffin KC specialises in criminal and public law and has worked on major public inquiries over the last 15 years. He is chairman of the Bar Council Surveillance and Privacy Working Group, although this article is written in a personal capacity. He practises at 5 Paper Buildings (www.5pb.co.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Corporate facilitation of tax evasion: the new frontier. The second & final part of an exclusive analysis by QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers

Corporate facilitation of tax evasion: the new frontier. A special two-part analysis by QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers

Nicholas Griffin QC considers the CJEU Watson decision on UK surveillance law

 

Nicholas Griffin QC explores the scope & approach of the Pitchford Inquiry into undercover policing

Nicholas Griffin QC considers the future of the Goddard Inquiry into child sexual abuse

Overriding lawyer-client & confidential communications is incompatible with the rule of law, as Nicholas Griffin QC, Robert O’Sullivan QC & Gordon Nardell QC explain

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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