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The new identification principle should make it easier to successfully prosecute companies. But what if the difficulties are based on a misdiagnosis, asks Maia Cohen-Lask

An important misconception about the drivers behind the identification principle in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 is highlighted by Maia Cohen-Lask, partner, Corker Binning, in this week’s NLJ

The backlogs in the family and criminal courts show no sign of dissipating, as the latest figures reveal

Magistrates have called for reform of the single justice procedure (SJP), which handles about 40,000 low-level criminal cases each month

A timely step in the right direction or a late arrival? Thomas Rudkin & Emily Costello share their verdict on the Online Safety Act

Neil Parpworth reviews the results of an investigation into police use of suspicionless stop & search

From deepfakes to revenge porn, the rise of online crime has created a tough environment to police

Following a super-complaint by the Criminal Justice Alliance, the police are under investigation for their use of s 60 suspicionless stop and search powers

CICA may reclaim the award that was given to the child of a domestic abuse victim

Legislation to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of subpostmasters in the Post Office Horizon scandal has been introduced by the government this week

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Penningtons Manches Cooper—Gary Walsh

Marine finance partner strengthens Penningtons Manches Cooper's banking and finance practice

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20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

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Justice committee reiterates calls to ‘urgently prioritise’ legal aid

The cross-party Justice Select Committee has warned legal aid is now a ‘service in managed decline’ due to ministers’ ‘inadequate’ and ‘disappointing’ response to its concerns

No MI5 contempt action, rules High Court

It would not be in the public interest to bring contempt proceedings against MI5 for providing unreliable evidence about its policy of ‘neither confirming nor denying’ someone worked for the intelligence services, the High Court has held

New safeguards urged for AI use

The Civil Justice Council has recommended a practice direction (PD) be drawn up to advise lawyers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court documents

Sir Geoffrey retires as Master of the Rolls

Courts modernisation champion and technology enthusiast Sir Geoffrey Vos has retired after an extraordinary career

Pension tax changes ease probate pressures

Practitioners have welcomed two autumn budget reforms relating to inheritance tax on pensions

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Gary Walsh

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford