David Hewitt

Lawyer & writer

David Hewitt is a lawyer and a writer. David can be found on Twitter at @historycalled.

Lawyer & writer

David Hewitt is a lawyer and a writer. David can be found on Twitter at @historycalled.

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David Hewitt explores one of the most intriguing characters to emerge during the trial of the controversial Five Nights film

Passions were often running high in the early days of cinema: David Hewitt takes a tour through some incidents which ended up in court

David Hewitt takes a trip back in time to a cinematic outing so outrageous, it ended up in court

David Hewitt reflects on the history & impact of perverse verdicts

Modern lawyers & judges can take lessons from the 1917 case of Joseph Blackburn, says David Hewitt

David Hewitt shares his reflections on a local strike with lasting impact

David Hewitt looks at a sad & maddening case from a hundred years ago

This is the second edition of a work published four years ago as Mental Health: the New Law.

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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’

Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot

NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake

The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’

NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’

A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes

NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?

After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent

NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?

Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25

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David Hewitt

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven