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Roger Smith

NLJ columnist

Roger Smith, NLJ columnist & former director of JUSTICE. Newlawjournal.co.uk

NLJ columnist

Roger Smith, NLJ columnist & former director of JUSTICE. Newlawjournal.co.uk

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Roger Smith muses over MoJ branding, miscarriages of justice
& Atticus Finch

Roger Smith reflects on detainees, masterly performances & Daily Mail fulmination

Having a problem accumulating your continuing professional development time? Give thanks to irreverent website Roll on Friday for picking up the story of CPDAdventures...

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...

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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