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Law Commission launches recommendations on drones
The law of hijacking must be modernised and legal reforms introduced to protect passengers where there is no pilot or cabin crew on board, the Law Commission has warned
27 May 2026
NLJ this week: High Court backs Met Police use of facial recognition
The High Court has upheld the Metropolitan Police’s live facial recognition policy, rejecting claims that its deployment unlawfully interferes with privacy and protest rights
22 May 2026
Scanning the streets Premium Content
Nicholas Dobson surveys the lawfulness of live facial recognition
22 May 2026 / Nicholas Dobson
Unregulated sperm donation, best interests & public policy Premium Content
Liam Hurren reports on the legal & ethical risks highlighted by the recent Joe Donor case
15 May 2026 / Liam Hurren
'Pronounced rise' in claims against public bodies
Claims against public sector bodies jumped in 2025, bucking an 11-year downward trend, research has shown
13 May 2026
Devolving more control over justice issues leads to better results, research shows
Improvements to courts, tribunals and the wider justice system in the north are being held back by a lack of national and local collaboration, according to thinktank JUSTICE North
06 May 2026
NLJ this week: Push to scrap ‘vague’ public office misconduct law
A wave of scandals has reignited debate over misconduct in public office, criticised as unclear and inconsistently applied. Writing in NLJ this week, Alice Lepeuple of WilmerHale says the offence’s ‘vagueness, overbreadth & inconsistent deployment’ have undermined confidence
01 May 2026
Misconduct in public office: time for a reset? Premium Content

A surge of scandals has revived debate over misconduct in public office: Alice Lepeuple asks whether a more principled approach to the offence is needed

01 May 2026 / Alice Lepeuple
Quran burning & disorderly conduct Premium Content

Nicholas Dobson considers the irritating, contentious, eccentric, heretical, unwelcome & provocative

24 April 2026 / Nicholas Dobson
NLJ this week: Offensive speech still protected, court rules
A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law
24 April 2026
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NLJ this week: Mazur ruling offers CILEX a fresh start
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
NLJ this week: Assisted dying proposal faces next parliamentary test
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
NLJ this week: New offence rules widen corporate criminal exposure
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
NLJ this week: AI shortcuts leave lawyers facing courtroom fallout
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
NLJ this week: Why cohabitees may be better protected after death
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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