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European brief | Assumption that employed lawyers are not 'independent' is unsatisfactory

The strict requirement of independence for lawyers appearing in the European Court of Justice is at odds with the court's own approach to restrictive measures and their effectiveness, says Paul Stanley NO

Workshop: Public law: challenging automatic suspension of tenders under review

There is no presumption in law that the automatic suspension of a contract award under challenge cannot be displaced, but applicants must convince the court that, on balance, 'the contract should proceed, says Saira Sheikh

Update | PACE: cover evidence, necessity of arrest

The recent Court of Appeal decision of Saunders v R [2012] EWCA Crim 1380 considered whether a valid waiver is given of the right to legal advice in a police station in circumstances in which all the consequences of a decision to waive are not made known to the suspect.