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Courts will be required to make a formal record when domestic abuse has been a factor in offending, from this week

Official figures showing record criminal court backlogs provide further evidence ministers should abandon controversial plans to scale back access to jury trials, the Bar Council has said

The Ministry of Justice is running a £4m national television and social media channel campaign to recruit thousands more magistrates

More than 100 under-18s were prosecuted in homicide and attempted homicide cases involving joint enterprise last year, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) figures show

The Law Society has welcomed the government’s focus on the highest-risk criminal activity in its anti-money laundering and asset recovery strategy 2026–29

Lawyers have welcomed plans to create specialist rape and serious sex offences courtrooms at every Crown Court

Has forensic science passed the point of recovery? Jon Robins reports on a sector caught in a dangerous downward spiral

Janet Carter proposes a cost-neutral amendment on restraining orders which could make a significant difference to victims of domestic abuse

Chris Roberts explores how three key proposals in Jonathan Fisher KC’s fraud report might work in practice

John Cooper KC on why there is no quick fix to the crisis within our prisons

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DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

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NLJ this week: Pro bono’s silver lining

Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice

NLJ this week: Wrong expert, costly exit

Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case

NLJ this week: Time for judges to break their silence?

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims

NLJ this week: Masks off—but police must follow the rules

Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments