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The Bar Council and Law Society have published their pre-election wishlists for the next government, ahead of next month’s general election

Satnam Tumani anticipates a more focused approach to tackling financial wrongdoings

Fraud, money-laundering and other financial crimes are difficult to prosecute, and the enforcement agencies such as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have had a patchy record of success to date, but is that about to change?

The Bar Council has called for a ‘whole system review’ of criminal justice through a Royal Commission, in written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into the backlog in the criminal courts

Tanya Garrett & Rosie Gray explain why solicitors should be careful who they instruct to undertake violence risk assessments
The Bar Council has called for a ‘whole system review’ of criminal justice through a Royal Commission, in written evidence submitted this week to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into the backlog in the criminal courts

The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 has passed into law, amid a flurry of activity on the final day before prorogation

The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024, which quashes hundreds of wrongful convictions of postmasters, has become law

Steps have been taken to regulate the imprisonment of pregnant offenders, but do they go far enough, asks Zoë Chapman

Recent shocking instances of babies dying in prison have shone a light on the terrible conditions endured by pregnant and post-natal offenders in custody

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Commercial property team expands in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
Financial protections for domestic abuse victims would be strengthened and cohabiting couples be given inheritance and separation rights, under historic government proposals
Doctors and nurses could be sued for mistakes made by the artificial intelligence (AI) equipment they use to treat patients, researchers have warned
The law sector has been chosen as the testing ground for the government’s AI Growth Labs—speeding up development, testing and regulatory compliance so software can be market-ready more quickly
A range of options beyond burial, cremation and burial at sea could become legally available, under Law Commission recommendations
Artificial intelligence (AI) legal assistants will be deployed to cut delays in the Crown Court, ministers have announced
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