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No ‘urgent action’ on Horizon solicitors
A number of solicitors and law firms who were working on behalf of the Post Office/ Royal Mail Group during the Horizon scandal are being investigated, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed
22 January 2024
Post Office litigation: Return to sender? Premium Content
Graham Zellick believes the government is wrong to annul the subpostmasters’ convictions by legislation
19 January 2024 / Professor Graham Zellick CBE KC
NLJ this week: Post Office litigation—return to sender?
The Post Office-Horizon IT scandal has exploded in the public consciousness, but not everyone agrees with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge to quash convictions on a blanket basis
19 January 2024
Compensation & legislation announced as Horizon scandal outrage builds
A solicitor acting for former sub-postmasters who brought a group action against the Post Office has welcomed the government’s decision to make an upfront payment of £75,000 to all 555 claimants
11 January 2024
Action sought on Post Office scandal
Hundreds of wrongfully convicted former sub-postmasters have yet to come forward and seek justice, according to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)
09 January 2024
Backlog hits record-breaking high—again
The Crown Court backlog has increased again, reaching an all-time high of 66,547 outstanding cases
22 December 2023
Stop & search: the 2022/23 data Premium Content
Neil Parpworth uncovers some shocking statistics on stop & search
15 December 2023 / Neil Parpworth
Zander’s reflections: 8 December 2023 Premium Content
Michael Zander KC on how he helped to derail Lord Carter’s proposed sentencing reforms
08 December 2023 / Michael Zander KC
Imposition of sentences guideline updated
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on revisions to the ‘Imposition of community and custodial sentences draft guideline’
29 November 2023
The Lucy Letby Inquiry Premium Content
Sailesh Mehta & Tom Davies put the Lucy Letby Inquiry under the spotlight
17 November 2023 / Sailesh Mehta / Tom Davies
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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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