Tim Spencer-Lane
Tim Spencer-Lane, lawyer, Law Commission. (tim.spencer-lane@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk; www.lawcom.gov.uk)
Tim Spencer-Lane, lawyer, Law Commission. (tim.spencer-lane@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk; www.lawcom.gov.uk)
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
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
