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05 May 2023
Issue: 8023 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights , Rule of law
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NLJ this week: Can the Bill of Rights Bill survive Raab’s departure?

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Dominic Raab has resigned (again) but will the Bill of Rights Bill go too? NLJ columnist Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC hopes so. 

As he writes in this week’s issue, the consultation paper for the Bill ‘met almost universal hostility’ and the subsequent Bill has proved equally unpopular.

Bindman writes: ‘Frankly, the Bill is a mess, and the only sensible course of action is to withdraw it again.’

However, he notes others in the government have membership of the European Convention on Human Rights in their crosshairs. Consequently, he exhorts lawyers always to defend human rights and the rule of law. 

Read more from Bindman here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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