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Lawyers have welcomed plans to create specialist rape and serious sex offences courtrooms at every Crown Court

Has forensic science passed the point of recovery? Jon Robins reports on a sector caught in a dangerous downward spiral

Janet Carter proposes a cost-neutral amendment on restraining orders which could make a significant difference to victims of domestic abuse

Chris Roberts explores how three key proposals in Jonathan Fisher KC’s fraud report might work in practice

John Cooper KC on why there is no quick fix to the crisis within our prisons

The government has stepped back from a proposed early-release exclusion limited to unlawful act manslaughter, opting instead to exclude all manslaughter sentences

Up to 100 more pupillages for criminal barristers could be provided each year, under a match-funding scheme boosted by £1.5m funding from Ministry of Justice

John Cooper KC examines the proposed exclusion of unlawful act manslaughter from the early release scheme: sound legal policy or a short-term solution?

A controversial High Court ruling has tested the boundaries between statutory police safeguards, individual consent and transgender detainees’ preferences

Jonathan Fisher KC on why the UK has an opportunity to lead the global fight against digital fraud

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Debevoise & Plimpton—Mary Lavelle

Debevoise expands London secondaries team with addition of Mary Lavelle

Excello Law—Hestia Private Client

Excello Law welcomes ex-Irwin Mitchell team to launch Hestia Private Client

Carpmaels & Ransford—Christopher Stothers

Heavyweight patent litigator will bolster Carpmaels Ransford’s rapidly growing Litigation team as firm marks its 250th anniversary

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Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases

Lawyers have welcomed plans to create specialist rape and serious sex offences courtrooms at every Crown Court

NLJ this week: Employment law’s four-point check

The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause

NLJ this week: Privacy meets the courtroom

Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation

NLJ this week: Telecoms tenants caught in a legal gap

A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

NLJ this week: Auditors tighten the disclosure screws

The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Debevoise & Plimpton—Mary Lavelle

Excello Law—Hestia Private Client

Carpmaels & Ransford—Christopher Stothers