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Does the existence of a suitable alternative remedy rule out the option of judicial review? Nicholas Dobson weighs up the Supreme Court’s view

A judicial review regarding a waste disposal site can go ahead despite the fact the claimant could bring a nuisance claim instead, the Supreme Court has held

What happens when police seize confidential journalistic material following execution of a search warrant? Jessica Parker explains

The High Court examined the law surrounding the seizure of journalistic material following execution of a search warrant, in a recent case

A judge at Snaresbrook Crown Court erred in law by hearing a bail appeal when notice had not been served properly, the High Court has held in a legal first

The Law Society’s judicial review win against the Lord Chancellor on criminal legal aid has left Professor Graham Zellick CBE KC ‘uncomfortable’, he writes in this week’s NLJ

With less than two weeks to go before the extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC), costs lawyers have urged a six-month delay on the basis the current plans are ‘piecemeal and unreasonable’.

The government succeeded in blocking a potential judicial review, in a recent case on ouster clauses (Oceana). How concerned should we be about this development?

The government now has a template for ousting judicial review: Nick Wrightson assesses how it might be used in practice

The construction of HS2 has provided work for criminal lawyers as well as construction engineers, writes NLJ columnist David Walbank KC, of Red Lion Chambers, in this week’s ‘Crime Brief’. Walbank looks at the recent case concerning protestors who tunnelled beneath Euston Square Gardens in central London.

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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

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

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’

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

NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake

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’

NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’

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

NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?

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

NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?

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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Judicial review

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven