Roger Smith
Roger Smith, NLJ columnist & former director of JUSTICE. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Roger Smith rounds up some recent reviews & awards in the legal world
Roger Smith reports on some recent issues of language
Roger Smith considers what might happen to the Human Rights Act
Roger Smith explores opposition to the Human Rights Act
What’s the Human Rights Act ever done for us, asks Roger Smith
In a new NLJ mini series, Roger Smith puts human rights under the spotlight
Roger Smith muses over MoJ branding, miscarriages of justice
& Atticus Finch
Roger Smith reflects on detainees, masterly performances & Daily Mail fulmination
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
JMW—Belinda Brooke
Employment and people solutions offering boosted by partner hire
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
