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Nicholas Dobson considers whether the interpretation of human rights has too often become counter-intuitive to many outside a patrician élite
Alec Samuels discusses the pressing need for compromise between protesters & the public
Neil Parpworth explores the narrow options for injunctive relief when facing an unlawful stop & search
The options for injunctive relief against unlawful stop and search are narrow, Neil Parpworth, of Leicester De Montfort Law School, writes in this week’s NLJ
Guidelines on sentencing modern slavery offences have been published today
A third Extinction Rebellion protester has had her conviction overturned, following a Supreme Court ruling that obstruction of the highway is a valid protest
The worldwide profusion of human rights abuses cries out for law enforcement, but still governments fail to act: Geoffrey Bindman reports
Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC writes in NLJ this week on human rights and the rule of law worldwide, finding some optimism as well as weaknesses and failures
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced the entry into force of Protocol No 15 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), which is a major reform introduced by the Brighton Declaration, during the UK’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers
What’s in a name? John Gould on when historical ideals fall out of step with the modern day
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

NEWS
Human rights lawyers, social justice champion, co-founder of the law firm Bindmans, and NLJ columnist Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC has died at the age of 92 years
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
In NLJ this week, Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre marks Pro Bono Week by urging lawyers to recognise the emotional toll of pro bono work
Can a lease legally last only days—or even hours? Professor Mark Pawlowski of the University of Greenwich explores the question in this week's NLJ
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