THIS ISSUE
Men are not talking enough about their mental health, according to a study by LawCare, the mental wellbeing charity for the legal profession.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) recently launched (under the previous Lord Chancellor) a ‘one-stop shop’ online information tool offering key statistics on prisons, probation and the courts.
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
In this week’s NLJ crime brief, David Walbank KC covers the deportation of convicted criminals and persecution of LGBTQ individuals in foreign states.
‘It’s one of the worst pieces of legislation I can remember in some 60 years of following the law-making process,’ Professor Michael Zander KC writes in this week’s NLJ.
Can Gordon Brown save the UK? Amid mounting support for Scottish independence and rising alarm about corruption and cronyism at Westminster, the former prime minister last week released the report of the Commission on the UK’s Future. In this week’s NLJ, Cambridge University professor Marc Weller assesses the 150-page contents of the report.
The Ministry of Justice’s ‘one-stop shop’ for data is a promising start, but nowhere near a finished result, says Roger Smith
Before he shoots off for Christmas duties, Ian Smith unwraps some of the latest gifts from the Employment Appeal Tribunal & Court of Appeal
Will Labour’s plan for the UK’s future defeat Scotland’s drive towards independence? Marc Weller weighs up the proposals of the Brown Commission
Is it time for a simple & modest reform to the arrangements for delegating royal duties? Neil Parpworth examines proposed changes to the Counsellors of State
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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