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Tim Spencer-Lane

Lawyer

Tim Spencer-Lane, lawyer, Law Commission. (tim.spencer-lane@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk; www.lawcom.gov.uk)

Lawyer

Tim Spencer-Lane, lawyer, Law Commission. (tim.spencer-lane@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk; www.lawcom.gov.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Tim Spencer-Lane reports on a ground-breaking Mental Health Bill

Tim Spencer-Lane provides an overview of the Law Commission’s review of the deprivation of liberty safeguards

"Dementia law therefore continues to be in a state of flux but this book provides an authoritative overview of the current state of play"

Challenging a local authority on procedural grounds can prove difficult, as Tim Spencer-Lane reports

Tim Spencer-Lane highlights some of the faultlines in the Mental Capacity Act

Tim Spencer-Lane examines recent case law involving the community care responsibilities of local councils

Tim Spencer-Lane breaks down the consultation on health care regulation

Tim Spencer-Lane locks down the flaws of the DOLS

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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