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Deepfakes, whether of Taylor Swift or Donald Trump, have obviously harmful potential consequences for the unwitting subject—but what legal action can be taken against them?

Judges are to be given guidelines for the first time on sentencing blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences

Michael Zander KC on why the correction of miscarriages of justice is so slow…

Legislating to exonerate the subpostmasters would create an illusion of justice, says John Gould. The proper approach should be to speed up the process, not abandon it

Hard cases make bad law, as the saying goes, and the Post Office Horizon scandal certainly makes for a hard case

The Law Society has won its case in the High Court on criminal legal aid funding

Criminal legal aid solicitors have been offered a pay rise for police station and youth court work

Mani Singh Basi sheds light on a particularly sensitive area of family proceedings

Want to be a hero? Neil Parpworth advises caution before apprehending a potential criminal

Ever been tempted to make a citizen’s arrest? Before you do, read Neil Parpworth’s article in this week’s NLJ—it could save you a lot of money

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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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AlphaBiolabs donation boosts men’s mental health charity Sean’s Place

AlphaBiolabs has made a £500 donation to Sean’s Place, a men’s mental health charity based in Sefton, as part of its ongoing Giving Back initiative

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: Law Society calls for clarity on AML

The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Turning corporate liability into opportunity

Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted

NLJ this week: A prince no more?

Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Richard Meers

Burges Salmon—Neil Demuth

Anthony Collins—Sue Bearman