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Brexit: Get it done!
David Greene asks if Boris Johnson’s successor can repair the effect in law of UK’s hostilities with the EU
15 July 2022 / David Greene
NLJ this week: Post-Brexit uncertainty & reputational damage
Can Boris Johnson’s successor repair ‘the damage that has been done to the UK’s reputation in law’? 
15 July 2022
Ministerial comings & goings
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has a temporary team in charge until at least 5 September, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to give way to a new leader of the Conservative Party
15 July 2022
Departures & arrivals at the MoJ as Johnson flails but stays
The Attorney General, Suella Braverman has thrown her hat in the ring for job of Prime Minister, while the Solicitor General, Alex Chalk and Justice ministers, barrister Victoria Atkins and former entrepreneur James Cartlidge resigned, as Downing Street descended into political turmoil
08 July 2022
UK constitution: time to bend?
The UK would be wise to pay close attention to the Welsh government’s call for devolved justice, says Roger Smith
08 July 2022 / Roger Smith
Scotland: going solo?
Holyrood & Westminster: a consensual divorce? With talk of Scottish independence back on the table, Marc Weller examines the legality of the routes available
08 July 2022 / Marc Weller
NLJ this week: Wales calls for devolved justice
It’s not just the Scots who dream of independence, the Welsh do too
08 July 2022
Scottish independence: task assigned
The Supreme Court has been assigned the task of deciding whether the Scottish Parliament has authority to legislate for a consultative referendum on independence without the approval of Westminster
08 July 2022
NLJ this week: Scotland the Brave
Will Scotland leave?
08 July 2022
The insider: 1 July 2022
Dominic Regan rummages through the latest news on the small claims regime, the disclosure pilot & a landmark decision coming your way…
01 July 2022 / Dominic Regan
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Changing faces
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
NLJ this week: Presumption of capacity reaffirmed
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
NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied
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
NLJ this week: Days numbered for upwards-only rent reviews
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms
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
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