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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7742

12 April 2017

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As the Court of Appeal widens the application of the Montgomery consent test, Philippa Luscombe explores the implications for claimants

AB v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 25, [2017] All ER (D) 14 (Apr)

PP v Home Office and another [2017] EWHC 663 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 18 (Apr)

Jonathan Herring considers a tragic case concerning the right to withhold invasive medical treatment

Thales UK Ltd v Thales Pension Trustees Ltd and others [2017] EWHC 666 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 21 (Apr)

Finding the suit that’s right for you requires a little thought & consideration, as Dale Rhodes explains

Isle of Wight Council v Platt [2017] UKSC 28, [2017] All ER (D) 20 (Apr)

Alec Samuels suggests a solution to the problems at the Bar

Essop and others v Home Office (UK Border Agency); Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 27, [2017] All ER (D) 12 (Apr)

Andrew Francis offers some best practice guidance when advising developers on applications under s 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925

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Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

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Public Accounts Committee warn of ‘extinction’ risk for legal aid

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned

NLJ this week: The insider returns

Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome

NLJ this week: Drawing the line on contempt

After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights

NLJ this week: Stop and search by the numbers

The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains

NLJ this week: Looking back on the prorogation that never was

Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously

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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7742

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly