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Equality before the law for all? Michael L Nash navigates the complexity of cases involving royal litigants

The Constitution Society has published a report which considers the proposed Bill of Rights Bill, which seeks to replace the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998), highlighting the unworkability of the Bill in its current form and questioning why it was created.

Is the Counsellors of State Act 2022 a short-term solution? Neil Parpworth suggests it may be a missed opportunity for bolder reforms

The Constitution Committee has published its ninth report of session 2022—2023 on the roles of the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers.

Can Gordon Brown save the UK? Amid mounting support for Scottish independence and rising alarm about corruption and cronyism at Westminster, the former prime minister last week released the report of the Commission on the UK’s Future. In this week’s NLJ, Cambridge University professor Marc Weller assesses the 150-page contents of the report.

Will Labour’s plan for the UK’s future defeat Scotland’s drive towards independence? Marc Weller weighs up the proposals of the Brown Commission

Is it time for a simple & modest reform to the arrangements for delegating royal duties? Neil Parpworth examines proposed changes to the Counsellors of State

With a new king taking the throne this year, Michael L Nash reflects on the unique evolution of the British monarchy which enabled such a seamless transition

Professor Marc Weller provides a fascinating insight into the Supreme Court’s ruling that Westminster’s permission is required before a referendum on Scottish independence can go ahead. Professor Weller, of Cambridge University, examines the case, in this week’s NLJ.

The Supreme Court has ruled that a second referendum on Scottish independence cannot go ahead without Westminster’s permission: Marc Weller examines its judgment

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NLJ this week: Employment law’s fine margins

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

NLJ this week: Promises broken on non-molestation orders?

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

NLJ this week: Assisted dying under the legal microscope

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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Constitutional law

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown