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David Greene compares & contrasts the new Lord Chancellor to his predecessors

Declining status of Lord Chancellor

The Cabinet Office has defended the government’s handling of the pandemic, in its response to the Lords' Constitution Committee’s report on coronavirus (COVID-19) and the use and scrutiny of emergency powers

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill risks undermining access to justice, the Law Society has warned

Barristers have warned of ‘serious shortcomings’ in Home Office plans to counter state threats

How much of a concern is the government’s Judicial Review and Courts Bill? Some people expected worse. Others think the Bill is a big enough threat as it is

It was viewed as government retaliation for various judicial decisions in recent years, and was ‘awaited with trepidation’ but ‘far from revolutionary’ when it arrived

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced the introduction of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill to parliament on 21 July 2021

Making every vote count the same: Alec Samuels reports on long-overdue updates to parliamentary constituencies

Neil Parpworth provides a recent example of the US Supreme Court’s approach to the expression of dissent

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Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

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Costs judge within limits but litigants warned

A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held

Prince Harry's claim falls short

Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)

Making the case for open justice data

Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned

First immigration sentencing guidelines set out

The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK

Legal advice on workplace non-disclosure agreements

Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer

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Constitutional law

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Sidley—Carl Hotton