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

NLJ columnist

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

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Could technology provide legal empowerment as the government withdraws funding, asks Roger Smith

Roger Smith embarks on some legal time-travel

Roger Smith surveys legal news on the other side of the Atlantic

Roger Smith provides some home thoughts from abroad

Roger Smith admires the legal aid administration north of the border

Human rights are the talk of the town, says Roger Smith

Adjusting to the legal aid cuts might be the new normal, says Roger Smith

Roger Smith follows some figures of speech

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice

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Costs judge within limits but litigants warned

A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held

Prince Harry's claim falls short

Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)

Making the case for open justice data

Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned

First immigration sentencing guidelines set out

The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK

Legal advice on workplace non-disclosure agreements

Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer

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Roger Smith

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney