Max Hill QC, the new Director of Public Prosecutions, has dispensed with his team of legal advisers. Giving evidence to the Justice Select Committee this week, Hill said there were good reasons why his predecessor Keir Starmer had established the team but that he considered it his role to support prosecutors’ decisions rather than to take casework decisions. He said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had reduced its staff numbers by 30% due to funding cuts, but had maintained its conviction rate at about 85%. However, he said the CPS could ‘absolutely not’ take any more cuts.
05 December 2018
DPP foregoes legal team
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb
Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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