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NLJ this week: Mandelson affair exposes constitutional fault lines
The fallout from Lord Mandelson’s appointment and dismissal as UK ambassador to Washington raises profound questions about constitutional governance, accountability and political appointments
12 June 2026
Dillon & the Legacy Act Premium Content
Andrew Otchie considers a decision that sits at the centre of the legal afterlife of the Northern Ireland conflict
12 June 2026 / Andrew Otchie
The Mandelson imbroglio Premium Content
Professor Graham Zellick KC identifies the constitutional, legal & governance issues arising from Lord Mandelson’s appointment & dismissal as ambassador to the US
12 June 2026 / Dr Graham Zellick CBE KC FAcSS
NLJ this week: Legacy Act ruling leaves rights and remedies apart
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dillon highlights a central tension in modern public law: rights may be recognised without being fully realised
12 June 2026
Lord Hermer, Leviathan & the Constitution Premium Content
Old rules, modern conflict—time to change approach? Roger Smith doesn’t think so
05 June 2026 / Roger Smith
Calling time on hereditary peers? (Pt 6) Premium Content

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 received royal assent earlier in the spring, bringing to an end centuries of tradition, writes Neil Parpworth

29 May 2026 / Neil Parpworth
NLJ this week: Hereditary peers era finally comes to an end
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
29 May 2026
King sets out Starmer’s legislative agenda
The government will aim to pass legislation banning leasehold for new flats and capping ground rent, introducing non-compulsory digital ID and creating a ‘duty of candour’ for public servants (also known as the Hillsborough law) in the next Parliament
13 May 2026
NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
27 February 2026
Ethnicity, gender & territoriality in the Supreme Court Premium Content
Professor Graham Zellick KC on the assertion that there is a ‘Welsh seat’ on the UK Supreme Court
27 February 2026 / Dr Graham Zellick CBE KC FAcSS
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4PB announces 2026 winner of memorial essay prize
4PB chambers has announced the 2026 winner of its Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize, now in its third year
Homicide offences face historic overhaul
Murder could be split into first and second degrees, under Law Commission proposals for a historic overhaul of homicide offences
Obstacles ahead for social media ban
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s will be difficult to enforce, lawyers have warned
Report rings alarm on attrition of women lawyers
One in two women in law say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long-term health, according to a report by the Next 100 Years project
Regulator finds gaps in AI safeguards
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has highlighted a lack of safeguards where people use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with legal problems
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