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Book review: Kingsley Napley & 6KBW College Hill: Serious Fraud, Investigation & Trial (5th edition) Premium Content
"The contents of this new edition cover every aspect of the modern fraud lawyer’s practice"
01 September 2023 / Peter Binning
Malkinson inquiry announced
The role of Greater Manchester Police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Criminal Cases Review Commission in the conviction and subsequent appeals of Andrew Malkinson are to be the subject of an independent inquiry. 
29 August 2023
No cap on sittings as criminal backlog grows
The Crown Court will continue not to cap judicial sitting days in order to maximise the number of criminal cases that can be heard, the Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk has announced. This is the third year running the cap has been lifted
15 August 2023
AML: Radical reform on the cards? Premium Content
Anti-money laundering supervision is under scrutiny & law firms are urged to make their voices heard: Julie Norris examines the potential options for change
11 August 2023 / Julie Norris
Courts modernisation milestone
All criminal courts can now access the Common Platform, the digital case management platform introduced under the government’s courts modernisation programme
09 August 2023
Domestic abuse & equal opportunities for change Premium Content
A serious rethink is required as to how female perpetrators of domestic abuse can be given the same chance as male perpetrators to reform their behaviour: Tori Adams reports
04 August 2023 / Tori Adams
Book review: Blackstone’s Guide to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Premium Content
“This is an extremely readable & comprehensive guide for the specialist practitioner & the less experienced practitioner alike”
04 August 2023 / Cris McCurley
Book review: Zander on PACE: Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (9th Edition) Premium Content

“Zander on PACE merits considerable praise for being a very accessible volume”

04 August 2023 / Neil Parpworth
Law Commissioners to review criminal appeals process
An overhaul of the criminal appeals process is on the cards, after the Law Commission launched a major review into potential reform.
02 August 2023
NLJ this week: The IICSA recommendations—what now?
In this week’s NLJ, Maryam Syed, criminal and family barrister at 7BR, discusses the path forward for those who feel let down by the government’s response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).
28 July 2023
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Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

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Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds

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Stronger rights for cohabiting couples proposed
Financial protections for domestic abuse victims would be strengthened and cohabiting couples be given inheritance and separation rights, under historic government proposals
Medics ring alarm on hidden clinical negligence cost of AI
Doctors and nurses could be sued for mistakes made by the artificial intelligence (AI) equipment they use to treat patients, researchers have warned
AI sandbox launches with legal
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
Broadening funerary options set out by Law Commission
A range of options beyond burial, cremation and burial at sea could become legally available, under Law Commission recommendations
Artificial intelligence roll-out to tackle Crown Court delays
Artificial intelligence (AI) legal assistants will be deployed to cut delays in the Crown Court, ministers have announced
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