Michael Zander KC
Emeritus professor
Michael Zander KC, NLJ columnist & Emeritus Professor, LSE. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Michael Zander on the government’s response to Extinction Rebellion
Michael Zander QC on a vexed current issue
Lawyers for Trump abused the judicial process: Michael Zander heralds the words that capture a memorable judgment
Michael Zander QC on whether the Judicial Review and Courts Bill is a cause for concern
Michael Zander QC on a report by the parliamentary Joint Human Rights Committee
How stands the government’s reform of judicial review? Michael Zander QC gives a pessimistic assessment
Michael Zander concludes his account of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Justice is done. Michael Zander QC on the aftermath of the murder trial of Derek Chauvin
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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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