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The Court of Appeal has dealt a blow to those seeking to restrict public protest by ‘persons unknown’
The government has published its Coronavirus action plan but said little about the wider possibilities & implications, such as ‘area quarantine‘, says David Lawson
Despite clear rights to freedom of expression, those using Twitter would do well to consider the possible consequences, says Nicholas Dobson
Barrister Philip Rule examines the relationship between false imprisonment & Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Neil Parpworth discusses tick-boxes, the census & the separation of powers

An independent profession & judiciary are by no means a given in many parts of the world, says David Greene

 
Nicholas Dobson analyses the recent decision extending protection to those who blow the whistle while on the Bench
Nicholas Dobson discusses open justice & access to court documents
Claimant lawyers are invited to the Legal Action Group’s (LAG) annual course on advanced actions against the police, taking place at Herbert Smith Freehill’s London office on Friday 8 November. 

Nicholas Dobson reflects on how & why the recent private prosecution against Boris Johnson failed

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

NEWS
The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted
Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
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