THIS ISSUE
Judges should consider a child’s rights of ‘central concern’ when sentencing their mother to prison, MPs and Peers have said.
No-deal Brexit would have a unique impact on France, say management consultants.
Lawyers featured on Theresa May’s resignation honours list include a Court of Appeal judge, a QC and a professor.
The Bar Council will launch ‘Talk to Spot’, an anti-bullying and harassment app developed by a Silicon Valley tech company, later this month.
More support should be given to vulnerable claimants and defendants, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) said in a consultation report last week, ‘Vulnerable witnesses and parties within civil proceedings’.
Educating people about their legal rights and obligations and improving public knowledge about the justice system will be the key themes of next year’s Justice Week 2020, which begins on 24 February.
MPs face ‘unprecedented threats’, with many reporting persistent online abuse, according to a ‘snapshot’ report last week by the Institute for Government thinktank.
Many solicitors overlooking importance of business acumen
Legal technology firm InfoTrack has announced the return of its popular ‘Take me to Australia’ promotion, a prize draw to win a two-week holiday in Australia for two.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva
Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice
.tmb-mov69x69.jpg?sfvrsn=16d9dd3d_1)
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
NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
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
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
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
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
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
