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James Driscoll

Solicitor & consultant editor

Professor James Driscoll is a solicitor and the consultant editor to Halsbury’s Laws

Solicitor & consultant editor

Professor James Driscoll is a solicitor and the consultant editor to Halsbury’s Laws

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

James Driscoll summarises the key developments in the law relating to residential long leases in the past year

How should rent repayment sanctions be applied where a landlord runs unlicensed houses in multiple occupation? James Driscoll reports

James Driscoll follows the battle to make service charges more accountable

James Driscoll unravels the principles & practicalities of the Localism Act 2011

Hague on Leasehold Enfranchisement, Anthony Radevsky & Damian Greenish

When is it reasonable to make a possession order? asks James Driscoll

James Driscoll explores when it's reasonable to call a building a house

Why has commonhold been so slow to catch on? James Driscoll investigates

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

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From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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