Michael Zander KC
Emeritus professor
Michael Zander KC, NLJ columnist & Emeritus Professor, LSE. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Michael Zander on the government’s response to Extinction Rebellion
Michael Zander QC on a vexed current issue
Lawyers for Trump abused the judicial process: Michael Zander heralds the words that capture a memorable judgment
Michael Zander QC on whether the Judicial Review and Courts Bill is a cause for concern
Michael Zander QC on a report by the parliamentary Joint Human Rights Committee
How stands the government’s reform of judicial review? Michael Zander QC gives a pessimistic assessment
Michael Zander concludes his account of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Justice is done. Michael Zander QC on the aftermath of the murder trial of Derek Chauvin
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 dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
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
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