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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has lost its high-profile, seven-year fraud case against three Barclays bankers

Barrister Philip Rule examines the relationship between false imprisonment & Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Geoffrey Bindman QC breaks the spell of witchcraft

Significant & immediate investment is needed across the board to ensure the criminal justice system serves everyone, says Mark Cotter QC

Some 1.59 million individuals were dealt with by the criminal justice system last year, a fall of one per cent, according to the quarterly criminal justice statistics (October 2018-September 2019) published last week

The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) helped a record 3,000 victims pro bono to apply to courts for non-molestation orders in 2019

Alec Samuels reports on gait recognition evidence

A man who exaggerated his injuries after falling in a pothole has been successfully prosecuted for contempt of court by Walsall Council

Can digital systems benefit suspects in the police station? Michael Zander considers some of the legal issues

Lawyers predict increased use of unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) following the Court of Appeal’s rejection of Zamira Hajiyeva’s case

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Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

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Law Officers mark 25 years of Pro Bono Week

The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work

NLJ this week: Debts, disputes & digital bluster

A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense

NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?

Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete

NLJ this week: New law, old convictions

Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice

NLJ this week: Beyond environmental offences

The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions