David Hewitt
Lawyer & writer
David Hewitt is a lawyer and a writer. David can be found on Twitter at @historycalled.
Lawyer & writer
David Hewitt is a lawyer and a writer. David can be found on Twitter at @historycalled.
David Hewitt explores one of the most intriguing characters to emerge during the trial of the controversial Five Nights film
Passions were often running high in the early days of cinema: David Hewitt takes a tour through some incidents which ended up in court
David Hewitt takes a trip back in time to a cinematic outing so outrageous, it ended up in court
David Hewitt reflects on the history & impact of perverse verdicts
Modern lawyers & judges can take lessons from the 1917 case of Joseph Blackburn, says David Hewitt
David Hewitt shares his reflections on a local strike with lasting impact
David Hewitt looks at a sad & maddening case from a hundred years ago
This is the second edition of a work published four years ago as Mental Health: the New Law.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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