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Solicitors are to receive a criminal legal aid rates rise while Crown Court sitting days will increase in number to tackle the still-rising cases backlog

Judges and magistrates sentencing strangulation and suffocation offences have been issued with a guideline for the first time

Strangulation and homicide connected with the end of a relationship will be made statutory aggravating factors for murder, the Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood has confirmed.

Former solicitor Phil Shiner, previously principal of Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment suspended for two years, by Judge Christopher Hehir at Southwark Crown Court.

How exactly are the police using their stop and search powers? In this week’s NLJ, Neil Parpworth of Leicester de Montfort University crunches the numbers and drills into the detail to uncover a less-than-rosy picture.

Neil Parpworth delves deep into the latest data to determine how the police are using stop & search powers

Dr Ping-fat Sze examines the reviewability of prosecutorial decisions, & the effect on access to justice

Prisons are in crisis, so what’s the plan to fix them? In this week’s NLJ, Helen Scambler, associate at Mishcon de Reya, comments on the government’s actions to date to repair the issue, and makes some suggestions on what they could do next.

How will the government reduce the prison population and ease the strain on the system? Helen Scambler examines the proposed measures

Pilots of additional safeguards for domestic abuse victims have been launched in Greater Manchester and the London boroughs of Croydon, Sutton and Bromley.

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DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Commercial property team expands in Manchester with partner appointment

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Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026 announces headline sponsor

SRM Recruitment has been announced as the headline sponsor of the Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026, which will take place on 20 September at Richmond Athletic Association. The specialist legal search firm joins the event as organisers prepare to welcome more than 110 teams across five sports, including rugby sevens, netball and five-a-side football

NLJ this week: Victorian billings face the chop

The civil justice landscape could be heading for a shake-up, with reform of the Solicitors Act 1974 gathering pace

NLJ this week: Divorce in a borderless world

Global mobility is transforming family law, creating new challenges around jurisdiction, assets and child arrangements

NLJ this week: Civil procedure’s quiet rule changes

A series of procedural developments could have significant practical consequences for litigators. Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Stephen Gold highlights important updates ranging from digital court reforms to family procedure and admissions of liability

NLJ this week: Could polyamorous partners inherit?

As family structures evolve, the law may face difficult questions about inheritance rights for those in polyamorous relationships

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh