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Nothing is ever certain in litigation: David Walbank KC assesses the Court of Appeal’s reversal of a first-instance decision on state immunity

The Sentencing Council will publish new and revised guidelines according to its business plan for 2023-24, published in May.

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Crypto and Digital Assets Group has published a report calling for urgent regulation of the cryptocurrency and digital asset industry in the UK following its official inquiry into the sector.

Wilson Leung examines a recent judgment providing much-needed clarity on the process of bringing committal proceedings in Hong Kong

In the first of an occasional back page series, Michael Zander asks how much confidence people have in the jury system

Personal injury lawyers have called for the limitation period for claims from victims of child abuse to be abolished with immediate effect.

Complainants in rape and sexual offences cases could have an automatic right to give evidence in private or via a live link, under an overhaul of the rules.

Stricter safeguards will apply to police requests to access rape victims’ therapy notes or other personal records during the investigation stage, under a government amendment last week to the Victims and Prisoners Bill.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has reported that conviction rates are not used when deciding whether or not to charge a case, and that it will always prosecute where there is sufficient evidence, if it is in the public interest to do so

Who put the civil into proceeds of crime cases? Civil remedies such as account freezing (AFOs) and forfeiture orders have come to dominate what was once an overwhelmingly criminal concern, Hickman & Rose partner Andrew Katzen and associate Olivia Dwan write in this week’s NLJ.

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NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

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Pilot to protect rape victims from scrutiny

Operation Soteria, a 2021 initiative which protected rape victims from excessive scrutiny during police investigations, is being expanded into the courtroom, the Ministry of Justice has said

Justice speeds up, according to latest statistics

Civil and judicial review claims are being processed faster than this time last year despite the number of judicial reviews increasing by 56% to 1,100 applications, the latest civil justice statistics quarterly, published this week, have shown

Super-regulator's 'light touch' criticised

The collapse of law firms Axiom Ince and SSB Group demonstrate the need for the Legal Services Board (LSB) to strengthen its oversight of frontline regulators, Law Society president Mark Evans said this week

NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle

As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR

NLJ this week: 40% penalty for coercive control

In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor