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Keith Davies turns the spotlight onto a Thameside Tudor tiff

David Burrows & John Eames continue their review of how & when the errors of Upper Tribunal judges can be checked

Angus Nurse welcomes proposals to reform the public services ombudsmen

Natsai Manyarara examines the amenability of judicial review of the Upper Tribunal

Time waits for no man…but might make an exception for bugs, observe John Doherty & Stephen Hackett

Robert Rhodes QC on avoiding the risk of judicial review when chairing a disciplinary tribunal

Francesca Richmond reports on local authorities successfully challenging government cuts to the school building budget

In an increasingly super-sized world, it is refreshing, and surprising, to find something that has got slimmer. The fifth edition of Michael Fordham QC’s now-seminal Judicial Review Handbook has achieved that rare distinction

JFS pupil selection: race discrimination or religious freedom? asks Craig Rose

Charles Brasted & Harriet Dedman consider confidentiality & disclosure in public consultations

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Shakespeare Martineau—Sam Mason

Shakespeare Martineau—Sam Mason

Leicester family team strengthened by senior associate hire

Forsters—Sarah Williams

Forsters—Sarah Williams

Family team welcomes partner and head of children

Curtis Legal—Ioan Jenkins

Curtis Legal—Ioan Jenkins

Pontypool firm strengthens probate team with accounting graduate hire

NEWS
MPs have expressed disappointment after the government confirmed it will not consider updating the parental leave system until at least 2027
Sophie Wells, childcare law paralegal at Reading Borough Council, has scooped Paralegal of the Year at the National Paralegal Awards, held this week in Birmingham
In this week's issue of NLJ, Emma Brunning and Dharshica Thanarajasingham of Birketts unpack the high-conflict financial remedy case TF v SF [2025] EWHC 1659 (Fam). The husband’s conduct—described by the judge as a ‘masterclass in gaslighting’—included hiding a £9.5m deferred payment from the sale of a port acquired post-separation. Despite his claims that the port was non-matrimonial, the court found its value rooted in marital assets and efforts
In his latest 'Civil way' column for this week's NLJ, Stephen Gold delivers a witty roundup of procedural updates and judicial oddities. From the rise in litigant-in-person hourly rates (£24 from October) to the Supreme Court’s venue hire options (canapés in Courtroom 1, anyone?), Gold blends legal insight with dry humour
Writing in NLJ this week, Nick Brett and Vicky Lankester of Brett Wilson dissect the chronic failures of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in meeting disclosure obligations. From the Post Office scandal to the collapsed trial of Liam Allan, they highlight how systemic neglect has led to wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice
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