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Graham Zellick KC asks: what does this sorry tale say about our justice system?

The case of Shamima Begum, the former London schoolgirl who travelled to Syria to join ISIL at the age of 15, is a troubling one, writes Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and a former member of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, in this week’s NLJ

We are in unprecedented territory, writes Lord Carter of Haslemere. So what will our courts do next?

The Rwanda Act has placed the courts in unprecedented territory, so what happens next? Lord Carter of Haslemere, consultant at Kingsley Napley, writing in this week’s NLJ, explores the possibilities

Michael Zander on what the ‘hush money’ case is actually about
Nicholas Dobson surveys recent case law on the redaction of civil servants’ names

The growing practice of censoring government documents—or redaction—is the subject of Nicholas Dobson’s article in this week’s NLJ

Malcolm Bishop KC looks back on the UK’s role in shaping our European Convention rights
Roger Smith enters the world of local politics

Pictured: Lancaster Castle gatehouse, with John of Gaunt statue

Michael L Nash examines the hereditary revenues of King Charles III, Duke of Lancaster

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
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
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
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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