Keith Wilding
Retired fee-paid tribunal judge
Keith Wilding is a retired fee-paid tribunal judge and a trustee of the Central England Law Centre (CELC)
Retired fee-paid tribunal judge
Keith Wilding is a retired fee-paid tribunal judge and a trustee of the Central England Law Centre (CELC)
Sue Bent & Keith Wilding on how law centres can influence
change in policy and law & tackle the causes of recurring problems
Proposals to make mental health services more person-centred are highly welcome, but Keith Wilding fears they may founder without sufficient financial investment
How can lawyers take up the plight of young people lacking British citizenship? Keith Wilding suggests the KIND approach
Keith Wilding & Sue Bent assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic & question the wellbeing of the poorest in society both now & in the post-lockdown world
Keith Wilding reflects on the steps needed to bring about an ‘enduring legacy of mental health support’
Keith Wilding explains the difference Law Centres make to individual lives
Keith Wilding reviews the Mental Health Act & considers some ambitious proposals for a brighter future
Keith Wilding explains why the independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983 should take a broad approach
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Cripps—Radius Law
Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire
Switalskis—Grimsby
Firm expands with new Grimsby office to serve North East Lincolnshire
Slater Heelis—Will Newman & Lucy Spilsbury
Property team boosted by two solicitor appointments
NEWS
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive ruling on termination under the JCT Design & Build form. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Singer KC and Jonathan Ward, of Kings Chambers, analyse Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1, which restores the first-instance decision and curbs contractors’ termination rights for repeated late payment
Secondments, disciplinary procedures and appeal chaos all feature in a quartet of recent rulings. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, examines how established principles are being tested in modern disputes
The AI revolution is no longer a distant murmur—it’s at the client’s desk. Writing in NLJ this week, Peter Ambrose, CEO of The Partnership and Legalito, warns that the ‘AI chickens’ have ‘come home to roost’, transforming not just legal practice but the lawyer–client relationship itself
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design
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