THIS ISSUE
MPs have criticised the lack of ‘basic data’ available to the judiciary on the extent of delays in the criminal courts
MPs have launched an inquiry into the delays to justice as a result of COVID-19
Lockdown has created confusion over holiday entitlement and how holiday pay is calculated, while employers have also grappled with amendments to the Working Time Regulations
Masood Ahmed reports on leave to enforce under s 66 of the Arbitration Act 1996
Judith Goulden rolls back the years and recalls her journey through life and law
Dr Ping-fat Sze reflects on the recently introduced national security law & the administration of justice in Hong Kong
Michael Orlik examines what constitutes ‘a road to which the public has access’
Daniel Lightman QC & Gregor Hogan revisit court orders in the light of COVID-19
Brooke Lyne shares some good news for landlords on gas safety & section 21 notices
The use and occupation of property and performance of property contracts Phil Sissons
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva
Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice
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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
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