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Assisted dying: 330 for; 275 against Premium Content
Bringing the assisted dying Bill into force will involve navigating a legal & ethical minefield, says James Lister
06 December 2024 / James Lister
Rule of law: words are not enough Premium Content
It does proponents of the rule of law no harm to admit to its many uncertainties: Roger Smith warns against the temptation to oversimplify
29 November 2024 / Roger Smith
A legal path to injustice? Premium Content
In a system ruled by immoral leaders, it may be fanciful to believe that lawyers can or will make a difference: John Gould considers a chilling lesson from history
22 November 2024 / John Gould
A cold wind blows Premium Content
Roger Smith on why he believes the model of civil legal aid developed as part of the post-war welfare state is bust
15 November 2024 / Roger Smith
Budget fallout Premium Content
James Ward on why the families of business owners, landowners, and those with pension assets will be the most heavily impacted by the recent Budget measures
08 November 2024 / James Ward
OPG: Could do better Premium Content
It’s time to improve the Office of the Public Guardian register, writes Ann Stanyer
01 November 2024 / Ann Stanyer
Fighting for truth Premium Content
The Hillsborough Law is decades overdue. Colin Wells & Jo Delahunty KC explain why its provisions should be used to deliver justice to those who need protection when agencies have failed them
25 October 2024 / Colin Wells / Jo Delahunty KC
Uncertain landscapes Premium Content
What can be expected from the Draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill? Shabnam Ali-Khan sets out the knowns & unknowns
25 October 2024 / Shabnam Ali-Khan
The insider: 18 October 2024 Premium Content
Christmas has come early for litigators & it’s all about the money! Dominic Regan shows he’s no turkey as he shares a feast of legal gems in this month’s exposé
18 October 2024 / Dominic Regan
Fraud: what next? Premium Content
With fraud accounting for 40% of all crime in England & Wales, Jonathan Fisher KC sets out how the new government might tackle it
18 October 2024 / Jonathan Fisher KC
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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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