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Neil Parpworth outlines the latest thinking—& some potential inaccuracies—from the Home Office on stop & search powers

Immigration visa fees and the immigration heath surcharge are to rise significantly to help fund an increase in public sector pay, the government has confirmed.

Following an urgent disclosure hearing, the Chair of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, Sir Wyn Williams, has announced that all future inquiry requests for evidence to the Post Office will carry a notice under section 21 of the Inquiries Act 2005 (IA 2005) which carries the threat of criminal sanction.

The Cabinet Office failed to convince the High Court that Covid-19 Inquiry chair Dame Hallett’s request for WhatsApp messages and notebooks of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was ultra vires and irrational

A court may be willing to accept that its supervisory jurisdiction has been excluded by giving effect to an ouster clause: Neil Parpworth examines these limited circumstances

The COVID inquiry, chaired by Baroness Hallett, has been beset by ‘an esoteric dispute’ with the government over the withholding of documents and information, John Gould, senior partner, Russell-Cooke, writes in this week’s NLJ

Who gets to decide what information the COVID inquiry should see? John Gould suggests that the government, by objecting to handing over material, may have forgotten its proper role in supporting the work of a public inquiry

Prince Harry has been making Royal legal history recently by appearing in court, although some of his legal action has encountered obstacles. In this week’s NLJ, writer Nicholas Dobson looks into the decision to refuse judicial review of the Duke of Sussex’s security provisions.

Governments & corporations worldwide are facing ever-increasing challenges relating to climate change, as David Greene explains

Nicholas Dobson examines the decision to refuse judicial review of the Duke of Sussex’s security provisions

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Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

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

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

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

Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce

Three new tenants join Twenty Essex

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NLJ this week: Auditors tighten the disclosure screws

The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations

NLJ this week: Telecoms tenants caught in a legal gap

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’

NLJ this week: Due process holds the line

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

NLJ this week: Credit law’s regulatory reset

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

NLJ this week: Employment law’s four-point check

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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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce