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POCA needs ‘radical’ reform
Prosecutors are struggling to recover the ill-gotten gains of criminal activity because the law is ‘unfair and unfeasible’, researchers say
04 February 2020
CPS could do better on domestic abuse
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and police handling of evidence-led domestic abuse prosecutions require improvement, inspectors have warned
24 January 2020
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John Cooper QC makes a case for open justice
23 January 2020 / John Cooper KC
Drugs sentencing changes
Proposed changes to sentencing for drugs offences to reflect ‘county lines’ operations, ‘cuckooing’ and other coercive practices have been revealed
16 January 2020
Child abusers exploit gaps
Known offenders are exploiting gaps in the legal system to sexually abuse children abroad, a report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has found
15 January 2020
Tackling dirty money
Changes to the anti-money laundering rules have come into force, affecting about 7,000 law firms
15 January 2020
CPS bulks up
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive to hire 390 extra prosecutors by June
13 January 2020
NLJ this week: End ‘consensual’ defence
The shocking, lurid reporting of British backpacker Grace Millane’s murder trial serves as a reminder that the ‘rough sex’ defence continues to be used to trivialise violence against women and deny victims justice.
10 January 2020
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Irrelevant details about a victim’s sexual history are not a defence to murder or assault, says Claire Christopholus
09 January 2020 / Claire Christopholus
Apprentice prosecutors: Nottingham Law School
Nottingham Law School has won a contract to provide solicitor apprenticeships to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
09 January 2020
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Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

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

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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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