Roger Smith
Roger Smith, NLJ columnist & former director of JUSTICE. Newlawjournal.co.uk
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Just when it looked like the coalition government might kick human rights reform into the long grass along came two Parliamentary rows to change the political terrain.
Peter Clarke, former head of Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism squad, has been stirring things up again at Policy Exchange, the right-leaning think tank...
Elements of the WikiLeaks’ saga bring back memories...
Ed Miliband may, or may not, prove to be a successful leader of the Labour Party...
Ed Miliband may, or may not, make an electable leader for the Labour party. But, his leader’s speech was a brave attempt to draw a line under the Blair–Brown years...
The Indie had a go. Now it is the time of The Guardian. The temptation to knock The Times off its perch as the “must have” newspaper for any self-respecting lawyer is overwhelming.
Jack Straw took the opportunity of his retirement from Labour’s front bench to publicise his forthcoming memoirs...
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Blake Morgan—four promotions
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
