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The European Commission has called on the government to withdraw the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21 ‘in the shortest time possible and in any case by the end of the month’

The government’s Internal Market Bill puts the UK at risk of trade sanctions from EU member states, and could breach devolution laws, lawyers have warned

In celebrating his legal hero, Geoffrey Bindman highlights the importance of jury trials

Brexit negotiations resumed this week amid a row over Downing Street plans to ‘clarify’ the withdrawal agreement and the resignation of the head of the government’s legal department, Sir Jonathan Jones

Plans to bring Britain’s spy laws up to date, as recommended by the Russia Report, have been laid in Parliament

The plight of English law is indeed dire, but a simple solution is ready to hand, says Dr Michael Arnheim

As we enter the summer break, David Greene predicts some challenging & uncertain times ahead for the court system

Neil Parpworth discusses the case of Gerry Adams & the application of the Carltona principle

"As much an argument as a disquisition, and full of amusing asides, it pulls no punches about the danger of judicial activism..."

Geoffrey Bindman considers the relationship between Parliamentary and judicial power and advances the case for an independent judiciary

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Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Partner appointed to head international insolvency and dispute resolution for England

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Kent firm expands regional footprint through strategic acquisition

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles

Financial disputes and investigations specialist joins as partner in London

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Client account interest money-maker provokes concerns

Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned

Public Accounts Committee warn of ‘extinction’ risk for legal aid

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned

NLJ this week: The insider returns

Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome

NLJ this week: Drawing the line on contempt

After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights

NLJ this week: Stop and search by the numbers

The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains

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Constitutional law

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles