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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

"The story is compelling & Jon Robins tells it well"

Roger Smith assesses the impact of technology on legal services

Human rights have been a popular talking point in recent times, says Roger Smith

Roger Smith provides an overview of the latest human rights news

Roger Smith looks to the future

Three recent stories underline the meaning of the rule of law in modern constitutions & politics, says Roger Smith

It’s not all doom & gloom for legal aid & human rights lawyers, says Roger Smith

Roger Smith looks at three issues that expose inconsistencies by the Lord Chancellor

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices

NEWS

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

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation
Patients are being systematically failed by an NHS complaints regime that is opaque, poorly enforced and often stacked against them, argues Charles Davey of The Barrister Group
A wealthy Russian divorce battle has produced a sharp warning about trying to challenge foreign nuptial agreements in the wrong English court. Writing in NLJ this week, Vanessa Friend and Robert Jackson of Hodge Jones & Allen examine Timokhin v Timokhina, where the High Court enforced Russian judgments arising from a prenuptial agreement despite arguments based on the landmark Radmacher decision
An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading
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