THIS ISSUE
A serious rethink is required as to how female perpetrators of domestic abuse can be given the same chance as male perpetrators to reform their behaviour: Tori Adams reports
The government now has a template for ousting judicial review: Nick Wrightson assesses how it might be used in practice
“This is an extremely readable & comprehensive guide for the specialist practitioner & the less experienced practitioner alike”
“Zander on PACE merits considerable praise for being a very accessible volume”
Stress can build up inside us like a bubbling pot: Hansa Pankhania offers some tips on turning down the heat
The Court of Appeal has granted parental status to a party whose former same-sex civil partner lives with their children in Dubai, in a groundbreaking decision.
An overhaul of the criminal appeals process is on the cards, after the Law Commission launched a major review into potential reform.
A mother has been ordered to stay away from her children, in a long-running case on parental alienation.
Care proceedings and parental separation cases are taking more than a year to resolve, leaving thousands of children in limbo.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage
Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire
Druces—Lisa Cardy
Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering
Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith
Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team
NEWS
The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted
Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
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