THIS ISSUE
B&PC witnesses to go into hiding; housing reform; latest FPR update; flexible challenge; damages whipped and lashed.
Charles Brasted & Andrew Eaton provide a practical toolkit for advising on retained EU law in a post-Brexit UK
Uber drivers may now be entitled to the protection of the working time & national minimum wage legislation, but not all gig economy workers will be able to establish claims for worker status, says Charles Pigott
Proposals for enforcing breaches of the Commonhold Community Statement, outlined by Ryan Kohli
No matter the challenges jury trials present in these unprecedented times, they are essential in upholding the rule of law, says James Harper
Concerns around COVID-19 safety measures as Isleworth falls short
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which refers potential miscarriages of justice to the Court of Appeal, is underfunded and ‘too deferential’, MPs have said.
The mandatory retirement age for judges will be raised by five years to 75, the Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland QC has confirmed.
Women lawyers across the globe face significant career barriers, whether unconscious bias, unequal pay, sexual harassment in the workplace and lack of support when speaking out about it, or the double burden of juggling caring responsibilities and work commitments
Lady Justice Rose has been appointed to the Supreme Court, following the retirement of Lady Black in January.
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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