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Tim Spencer-Lane

Lawyer

Tim Spencer-Lane, lawyer, Law Commission. (tim.spencer-lane@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk; www.lawcom.gov.uk)

Lawyer

Tim Spencer-Lane, lawyer, Law Commission. (tim.spencer-lane@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk; www.lawcom.gov.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Tim Spencer-Lane reports on a ground-breaking Mental Health Bill

Tim Spencer-Lane provides an overview of the Law Commission’s review of the deprivation of liberty safeguards

"Dementia law therefore continues to be in a state of flux but this book provides an authoritative overview of the current state of play"

Challenging a local authority on procedural grounds can prove difficult, as Tim Spencer-Lane reports

Tim Spencer-Lane highlights some of the faultlines in the Mental Capacity Act

Tim Spencer-Lane examines recent case law involving the community care responsibilities of local councils

Tim Spencer-Lane breaks down the consultation on health care regulation

Tim Spencer-Lane locks down the flaws of the DOLS

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School highlights a turbulent end to 2025 in the civil courts, from the looming appeal in Mazur to judicial frustration with ever-expanding bundles, in his final NLJ 'The insider' column of the year
Antonia Glover of Quinn Emanuel outlines sweeping transparency reforms following the work of the Transparency and Open Justice Board in this week's NLJ
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