THIS ISSUE
David Walbank KC’s latest NLJ Crime Brief continues his exploration of the principle that ‘all are equal before the law’.
Is our democracy under threat? In this week’s NLJ, Michael Zander KC reviews (an alarming) speech by Professor Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC on the subject of the UK’s constitution.
In part four of an NLJ series on the Arbitration Act 1996, reflecting on the first 25 years, Ravi Aswani & Valya Georgieva discuss appeals on a point of law.
The controversial Public Order Bill significantly broadens stop and search powers, writes Neil Parpworth, of Leicester De Montfort Law School, in this week’s NLJ.
Cut out & keep the latest on costs with NLJ columnist Dominic Regan’s costs crammer.
Is your firm’s website up to scratch? With law firms seen as the ‘biggest laggers’ in adopting a slick online presence, digital agency Indie Ridge sets out the importance of upgrading your web output in NLJ this week.
Michael Zander reports on a warning from Sir Jeffrey Jowell: fundamental safeguards are at stake
Domesticating retained EU law: practical necessity or ideological project? Charles Pigott considers the mammoth task ahead
A recent case has underlined that equality before the law is one of the bedrocks of our justice system, no matter who is bringing the claim: David Walbank KC reports
Neil Parpworth examines the stop & search provisions of the controversial Public Order Bill
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Walkers—Muriel Marseille
Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers
Excello Law—John Osborne
Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello
mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths
Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors
NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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