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Convention says no, but theoretically a life or hereditary life peer could become prime minister, as Alec Samuels explains

The impact of Brexit, the outcome of the latest Jackson costs review and taming the “monster” of e-disclosure are of critical importance if the UK is to retain its standing as the dominant legal centre.

Today’s ‘Luddites’ need to find imaginative & effective solutions to opposing change, says Geoffrey Bindman

Theo Huckle QC compares & contrasts the public safety policy agendas of administrations in Westminster & Wales

Michael L Nash continues the story of the birth of the House of Windsor

Are we in constitutional chaos pending Brexit negotiations? Neil Parpworth consults The Cabinet Manual for advice

Could the way in which Vote Leave used its NHS funding pledge during the EU referendum campaign amount to the offence of treason felony?

In the run up to the General Election, Athelstane Aamodt explains how the Election Court operates

Neil Parpworth considers the constitutional implications of the usage of the powers contained within the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

In its centenary year, Michael L Nash reflects on the birth of the House of Windsor

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Indirect tax investigations and litigation specialist strengthens contentious tax offering

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard makes Magic Circle hire

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

Three new Heads announced at leading London-based law firm

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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