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30 July 2021
Issue: 7943 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law , Judicial review
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NLJ this week: Judicial Review and Courts Bill—a damp squib or a Trojan Horse?

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It was viewed as government retaliation for various judicial decisions in recent years, and was ‘awaited with trepidation’ but ‘far from revolutionary’ when it arrived

Nevertheless, writes David Greene in this week’s NLJ, the true threat of the government’s Judicial Review and Courts Bill may appear further down the line.

Greene, senior partner at Edwin Coe, writes: ‘But this is Part 1 and one element of the changes may spell problems for the future.’ He considers the changes to judicial discretion―noting this discretion is ‘not wholly unfettered’. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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