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Anne Zimmerman reports on efforts to stop a deadly harvest

‘Labour’s manifesto made clear that criminal justice will be the priority,’ writes David Greene, senior partner, Edwin Coe, in this week’s NLJ. So, will they stay true to their words?

Planning and employment law reform took top billing in the King’s Speech, among an ambitious agenda of more than 35 bills

Lawyers have welcomed emergency measures for early release of thousands of prisoners and called for more investment in the criminal justice system as a whole

In the second of a series of articles, Harry Lambert explains why lawyers in all practice areas really need to start considering neurotechnology

Three forms of contempt of court would be created under reforms proposed by the Law Commission

Lord Justice Holroyde lamented the lack of progress on the backlog of cases, in the annual review of the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, published last week

Removing legal protections for company bosses won’t clean up our waterways, argues Tom McNeill

Raw sewage pollution in our rivers and seas has rightly caused outrage across the country. Labour’s plans to fix this include tough new powers to make law-breaking water bosses face criminal charges—but how will this work exactly?

David Wolchover urges cutting of the Gordian knot over Michael Stone’s conviction for the Russell murders

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Arc Pensions Law—Richard Meers

Pensions litigation team announces senior associate hire

Burges Salmon—Neil Demuth

Firm appoints new chief financial officer

Anthony Collins—Sue Bearman

Social purpose firm announces director hire plus eight promotions

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Tribute to Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC

Human rights lawyers, social justice champion, co-founder of the law firm Bindmans, and NLJ columnist Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC has died at the age of 92 years

NLJ this week: Shareholder secrecy sunk

Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'

NLJ this week: The expanding remit of national security law

In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains

NLJ this week: Trauma-informed pro bono

In NLJ this week, Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre marks Pro Bono Week by urging lawyers to recognise the emotional toll of pro bono work

NLJ this week: When leases last hours

Can a lease legally last only days—or even hours? Professor Mark Pawlowski of the University of Greenwich explores the question in this week's NLJ

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Richard Meers

Burges Salmon—Neil Demuth

Anthony Collins—Sue Bearman