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The conviction of Michael Stone for the brutal murder of Dr Lin Russell and her daughter Megan is the subject of analysis by David Wolchover, Ridgeway Chambers, in this week’s NLJ

The Bar Council and Law Society have published their pre-election wishlists for the next government, ahead of next month’s general election

Satnam Tumani anticipates a more focused approach to tackling financial wrongdoings

Fraud, money-laundering and other financial crimes are difficult to prosecute, and the enforcement agencies such as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have had a patchy record of success to date, but is that about to change?

The Bar Council has called for a ‘whole system review’ of criminal justice through a Royal Commission, in written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into the backlog in the criminal courts

Tanya Garrett & Rosie Gray explain why solicitors should be careful who they instruct to undertake violence risk assessments

The Bar Council has called for a ‘whole system review’ of criminal justice through a Royal Commission, in written evidence submitted this week to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into the backlog in the criminal courts

The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 has passed into law, amid a flurry of activity on the final day before prorogation

The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024, which quashes hundreds of wrongful convictions of postmasters, has become law

Steps have been taken to regulate the imprisonment of pregnant offenders, but do they go far enough, asks Zoë Chapman

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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