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Public law update: Split decision on pensions Premium Content
Nicholas Dobson reports on ethical investments & the Local Government Pension Scheme
15 October 2020 / Nicholas Dobson
Possession matters Premium Content
Nicholas Dobson reports on housing deception & the public sector equality duty
10 September 2020 / Nicholas Dobson
Time to reform public inquiries, say JUSTICE
Inquests and inquiries into catastrophic events are beset with costly delay and duplication, pay insufficient heed to the requirements of those affected and often leave bereaved people and survivors feeling ‘confused, betrayed and re-traumatised’
24 August 2020
Supreme Court clarifies sibling rights
A sibling’s Art 8 right to family life is not breached by denial of ‘relevant person’ status in public law cases where their younger brother or sister is in local authority care, the Supreme Court has held
17 June 2020
NLJ this week: Undercover inquiry
The public inquiry into the ‘spy cops’ scandal has so far struggled amid various concerns including about the suitability of the Chair, according to Mike Schwarz, partner at Hodge, Jones & Allen writing in NLJ this week
03 June 2020
COVID-19: Public inquiry ‘inevitable’
A growing number of lawyers are calling for a public inquiry into the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic
20 May 2020
Inquiry matters Premium Content
Sophie Kemp examines the scope for a future COVID-19 public inquiry
20 May 2020 / Sophie Kemp
COVID-19: The Coronavirus Regulations Premium Content
Neil Parpworth considers the nature & implementation of the powers the police have been given to restrict movement & gatherings
13 April 2020 / Neil Parpworth
Police powers & COVID-19 Premium Content
If the police are to maintain public support in these turbulent times they must ensure that their actions are consistent, necessary & proportionate, says Nicholas Dobson
08 April 2020 / Nicholas Dobson
The Coronavirus Act 2020 Premium Content
Neil Parpworth considers the Schedule 21 powers relating to potentially infectious individuals
01 April 2020 / Neil Parpworth
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Court delays weigh heavily on children
Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found
NLJ this week: Redrawing boundaries for fiduciary duties and motor finance claims
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
NLJ this week: BBC’s open justice bid fails in care proceedings
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
NLJ this week: Parliamentary privilege—shield or sword?
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
NLJ this week: Litigation funding must serve justice, not failure
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
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