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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured an extra £492,000 from a confiscation order in 2009 against Alan Edwin Gardner, after uncovering additional assets including equity in two UK properties

Government plans to curb jury trials have received only qualified support from Parliament’s Justice Committee, which has raised serious concerns about the Courts and Tribunals Bill

Michael Zander KC on the Justice Committee’s report on the Bill to cut jury trials

Murder could be split into first and second degrees, under Law Commission proposals for a historic overhaul of homicide offences

Judicial reviews and sentencing in terror, espionage and extradition cases could be televised by the end of this year, the Lord Chancellor, David Lammy has said

Cameron Brown KC & Sam Smart assess the evolving landscape of deferred prosecution agreements

Sweeping reforms to corporate criminal liability mean more organisations—and more senior staff—could find themselves under scrutiny, warns Simon Parsons

Britain’s deferred prosecution agreement regime is undergoing a significant shift, with prosecutors placing renewed emphasis on corporate cooperation, reform and early self-reporting

Nicholas Dobson surveys the lawfulness of live facial recognition

Businesses are facing a ‘dramatic rise in prosecution risks’ as sweeping reforms to corporate criminal liability come into force, expanding the net of who can be held responsible for wrongdoing inside organisations

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Excello Law—Stephen Morrall

Excello welcomes Stephen Morrall to Anglo-German team

Lawfront—Peter Martin-Simon

Lawfront appoints new Chief Executive Officer to steer the business through the next phase of growth

Eversheds Sutherland—Claire Petheram

Eversheds Sutherland strengthens top-ranked pensions practice with appointment of former global head of pensions

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Misconduct risk escalates

Lawyers have warned senior managers against complacency as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) non-financial misconduct (NFM) rules come into force

Leaseholders win management rights

Landlords cannot rely on minor procedural defaults to defeat leaseholders’ right to manage (RTM) claims, the Supreme Court has held

Prince Harry costs battle could go on for years

Mr Justice Nicklin’s decision to order costs on an indemnity basis may be a ‘significant win’ but it’s still ‘far from game, set and match’ for Associated Newspapers, a former costs judge has said

Legal sector teams gear up for Festival of Sport 2026

The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events

The LexisNexis Legal Aid Deserts Report 2026

Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Excello Law—Stephen Morrall

Lawfront—Peter Martin-Simon

Eversheds Sutherland—Claire Petheram