NLJ this week: Reform or revenge?

‘Important gaps and uncertainties’ peppered the Queen’s Speech, notably the absence of any action ‘to repair the gaping holes in the legal system’, writes Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC, NLJ columnist, in NLJ this week.

Moreover, ‘specific reforms were not identified’ in the Conservative Party manifesto, although there is reference to updating the Human Rights Act and ensuring judicial review is ‘not abused’.

Sir Geoffrey asks whether the prime minister is ‘bent on revenge’ after being thwarted on prorogation by the Supreme Court? He urges lawyers to ‘keep a watchful eye’ on developments.