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Nicholas Dobson

Consultant

Nicholas Dobson writes (among other things) on local government, public law and governance. Newlawjournal.co.uk

Consultant

Nicholas Dobson writes (among other things) on local government, public law and governance. Newlawjournal.co.uk

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Although all local authority employees are officers, are all authority officers necessarily employees, asks Nicholas Dobson

Nicholas Dobson reports on a Supreme Court ruling on terminating a joint tenancy

Did the Court of Appeal’s refusal to allow a local authority’s housing possession order defeat the whole purpose of introductory tenancies? Nicholas Dobson reports

Bring judicial review claims promptly, warns Nicholas Dobson

Resident parking: milking cash cows or lawful charging? Nicholas Dobson reports

Nicholas Dobson revisits the Highways Act regarding overlapping powers

Do not delay in bringing judicial review proceedings, warns Nicholas Dobson

Nicholas Dobson considers the lessons we can learn from Sally Bercow’s mishap

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

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

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
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
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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