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
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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