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
Roger Smith muses on the conflict between divine and secular law.
Roger Smith reflects on a month of legal symbolism and LSC incompetence
Soundbites versus argument
Roger Smith calls on lawyers to lend their voices in support of colleagues currently denied their own
Does anyone still care about legal aid?
wonders Roger Smith
The slippery concept of the rule of law is still worth fighting for, says Roger Smith
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—Michael Conway
IP partner joins team in Bristol to lead branding and trade marks practice
Blake Morgan—Daniel Church
Succession and tax team welcomes partner inLondon
Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec
Firm appoints senior associate to lead Manchester city centre team
NEWS
Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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