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Exactly how thick-skinned do local politicians need to be? Nicholas Dobson looks at recent case law
How do we regulate the treatment of the dead? Athelstane Aamodt digs up the truth

You’ve got to be thick-skinned to go into local politics, but to how much aggravation should a publicly spirited person be subjected? In this week’s NLJ, Nicholas Dobson tests the limits

Almost a third of adults with a legal issue in the past four years did not have it adequately resolved, research by the Law Society and Legal Services Board (LSB) has found

The Swedish activist pleaded not guilty to a public order offence—and the court agreed. Neil Parpworth explains the ruling

In this week’s NLJ, Neil Parpworth, of Leicester De Montfort Law School, looks at the Greta Thunberg case, and her subsequent acquittal, through the lens of public order legislation

Nicholas Dobson surveys recent case law on the redaction of civil servants’ names
Neil Parpworth reviews the results of an investigation into police use of suspicionless stop & search

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

Following a super-complaint by the Criminal Justice Alliance, the police are under investigation for their use of s 60 suspicionless stop and search powers

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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