THIS ISSUE
Ed Cracknell charts a flight path for drone regulation
Michael Zander QC considers the Justice Secretary’s plans for a modern Bill of Rights
Jon Robins considers the origins & consequences of the sentencing fiasco that was imprisonment for public protection
David Greene recommends dipping into two contrasting works on the rule of law & the lives lawyers lead
Imran Khodabocus reports on the rise in honour-based
abuse cases, and reflects on the similarities and differences with domestic abuse
Stewart Hey & Simon Heatley provide a temperature check on freezing orders in the courts
To kick off the new year, Ian Smith serves up a selection of delights including the role of fairness, the impact of the ACAS uplift & the relevance of gross misconduct in unfair dismissal claims
Stuart Hardy, the new president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, shares his reflections & predictions on the effect of the pandemic, civil justice reform & Brexit
Rachel Lewis explains how her firm, Farrer & Co, has opted to keep the best of both worlds when it reorganised its working practices
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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