Nicholas Dobson
Consultant
Nicholas Dobson writes (among other things) on local government, public law & governance. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Consultant
Nicholas Dobson writes (among other things) on local government, public law & governance. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Nicholas Dobson considers whether equality law permits religious organisations to uphold their views on sexual ethics in the way they work
Nicholas Dobson reports on the lawfulness of public authority policies & guidance
Nicholas Dobson considers whether the interpretation of human rights has too often become counter-intuitive to many outside a patrician élite
Despite recent criticism, the offence of Misconduct in Public Office can hold its own under rigorous judicial scrutiny, as Nicholas Dobson reports
Nicholas Dobson reports on Cabinet Office procurement decisions found unlawful through apparent bias
Nicholas Dobson reports on a cunning wheeze to avoid Council Tax ultimately defeated in the Supreme Court by Rossendale & Wigan Councils
English virtual council meetings? Not a remote chance. Nicholas Dobson reports
Amid the proliferation of COVID-related powers around the country, what of the long-standing common law right to silence? Nicholas Dobson reports
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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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