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01 October 2021
Issue: 7950 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Constitutional law
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NLJ this week: Dominic Raab & demotion

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Declining status of Lord Chancellor

We have a new Lord Chancellor, but who is he and what is he likely to do?

While his predecessor Robert Buckland was generally regarded as a safe hand at the wheel, some practitioners have expressed concern about the ruined cul-de-sacs and dead ends Dominic Raab might reverse the legal system into or whether he might try to park the Human Rights Act altogether.

But is such criticism fair? NLJ columnist David Greene looks ahead to life under Raab..

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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