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Geoffrey Bindman questions the motives behind the government’s sudden concern for free speech

The Ministry of Justice has extended its consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998, replacing it with a Bill of Rights, after legal groups including Justice and Liberty pointed out accessibility issues

Gender identity in the spotlight: Nicholas Dobson analyses the Supreme Court’s reasoning in Elan-Cane

Elan-Cane: has the Supreme Court created an imbalance in rights protection between binary & non-binary genders? Jack Castle & Oscar Davies examine the ruling

It is time for the UK government to stop looking inward & restore its place as a global human rights champion, says Geoffrey Bindman

A rash game? David Greene reflects on recent events & predicts the legal highs & lows in the year ahead

Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC laments the direction of travel of the UK government when it comes to human rights and turns his attention to the current Lord Chancellor’s stated views, in this week’s NLJ

Michael Zander QC considers the Justice Secretary’s plans for a modern Bill of Rights

A seven-year legal dispute about whether a Belfast bakery unlawfully discriminated by refusing a cake decoration request has stalled after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled the claim inadmissible

Rebecca Niblock & Elspeth Guild investigate the UK’s international law obligations towards migrant boats: what place for border police immunity?

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NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

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West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

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NLJ this week: Appeal court reins in ‘wrong defendant’ switcheroo

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year

NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle

As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR

NLJ this week: 40% penalty for coercive control

In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473

NLJ this week: Mbappé row spotlights ‘ethics bonuses’

A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law

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Human rights

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

JMW—Belinda Brooke