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Nicholas Dobson considers whether equality law permits religious organisations to uphold their views on sexual ethics in the way they work

Sometimes the rights and protected characteristics of individuals clash, with neither party willing to budge

Victims of trafficking should be granted leave to remain, the High Court has held in a landmark judgment

Dominic Raab has used his first Conservative Party conference speech as Lord Chancellor to announce an ‘overhaul’ of the Human Rights Act before the next general election

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

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Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

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Law Officers mark 25 years of Pro Bono Week

The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work

NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?

Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete

NLJ this week: Possession’s digital pitfalls

Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step

NLJ this week: Debts, disputes & digital bluster

A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense

NLJ this week: Costs without limits?

An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?

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Human rights

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions