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
Gilson Gray—Linda Pope
Partner joins family law team inLondon
Jackson Lees Group—five promotions
Private client division announces five new partners
Taylor Wessing—Max Millington
Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London
NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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