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NLJ this week: Judicial Review and Courts Bill—a damp squib or a Trojan Horse?

30 July 2021
Issue: 7943 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law , Judicial review
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It was viewed as government retaliation for various judicial decisions in recent years, and was ‘awaited with trepidation’ but ‘far from revolutionary’ when it arrived

Nevertheless, writes David Greene in this week’s NLJ, the true threat of the government’s Judicial Review and Courts Bill may appear further down the line.

Greene, senior partner at Edwin Coe, writes: ‘But this is Part 1 and one element of the changes may spell problems for the future.’ He considers the changes to judicial discretion―noting this discretion is ‘not wholly unfettered’. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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