Simon Parsons
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Simon Parsons, teaching fellow in law at Bath Spa University. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Simon Parsons hails the Law Commission’s proposed reforms to the misconduct in public office offence
Simon Parsons examines the Law Commission’s analysis of the current law & puts forward the case for reform
Simon Parsons reflects on the UK Internal Market Bill & attempts to exclude judicial review for errors of law
Simon Parsons raises issues with the law of voluntary intoxication
Gross negligence manslaughter: when is there a serious & obvious risk of death? Simon Parsons examines the evidence
Simon Parsons shares a brief history of the interpretation & use of Wednesbury unreasonableness
Simon Parsons examines the current state of affairs in Parliament, & warns that even more difficulty lies ahead…
Simon Parsons looks at the prorogation decision & the constitutional role of the courts
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck
Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family
Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale
DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council
R3—Jodie Wildridge
Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire
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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