Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
NLJ columnist
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, NLJ columnist & senior consultant, Bindmans LLP (www.bindmans.com).
NLJ columnist
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, NLJ columnist & senior consultant, Bindmans LLP (www.bindmans.com).
The Government’s legal programme does not answer the concerns of the profession’s leaders & may threaten judicial independence, says Geoffrey Bindman
The government’s sledgehammer approach to legal aid benefits neither access to justice nor the public purse, says Geoffrey Bindman
The fight to defend human rights may not be over, says Geoffrey Bindman QC
The conflict between legal & political obligations is at the root of the current crisis, says Geoffrey Bindman QC
Geoffrey Bindman believes the Treason Act is an anomaly & of little relevance to life today
In another time of political tension, Geoffrey Bindman recalls a historic tragedy
Geoffrey Bindman recounts a deeply shameful event in British history & salutes the right to peaceful protest
"Politicisation of the judiciary has seemed less of a problem in Britain—though we should never be complacent about it."
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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