THIS ISSUE
A seriously alarming piece of legislation? Michael Zander KC continues his report on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Stephen Gold is high on the 60s’ archives as the British Legal Association goes to war with the Law Society, and the Bar Council fails to keep up with fashion trends
David Walbank KC examines what a ‘foreign criminal’ can be expected to do to escape homophobic violence following deportation
Why don’t men speak up about their mental health? Elizabeth Rimmer discusses the barriers & explains what help is out there
David Hewitt explores one of the most intriguing characters to emerge during the trial of the controversial Five Nights film
More than half of costs lawyers have said they hope the landmark decision in Belsner will trigger a review of the ‘outdated’ Solicitors Act 1974.
Santander UK has been fined £107m for ‘serious and persistent’ gaps in its anti-money laundering (AML) controls on business banking customers.
Lawyers are advising businesses to start preparing for regulatory reforms on deforestation-free supply chains.
Representatives for Walter Merricks’s £17bn ‘opt-out’ claim against Mastercard have launched the biggest public noticing campaign in legal history.
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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