Michael Zander KC
Emeritus professor
Michael Zander KC, NLJ columnist & Emeritus Professor, LSE. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Michael Zander QC on the strength of the argument that proroguing Parliament was unlawful
Michael Zander QC traces the Benn Bill’s speedy progress to the statute book
Michael Zander QC explains the current state of affairs playing out in Parliament
Could a legal challenge to the proroguing of Parliament succeed? Michael Zander considers the arguments
Michael Zander reacts to the announcement that Parliament is to be prorogued on 10 September
What happens after a No Deal Brexit? Michael Zander QC reviews the Institute for Government’s assessment
No deal—no problem? Michael Zander QC reviews the Institute for Government’s latest Brexit Report
Michael Zander charts the progress of the government’s ambitious plans for conducting justice on line
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner
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Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth
NEWS
"There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."
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
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’
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
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
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