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The Post Office Horizon scandal has led to calls for reform of the private prosecution system, but this would be a ‘tragic irony’, Kate McMahon, partner at Edmonds Marshall McMahon, writes in this week’s NLJ

Conditions at HMP Wandsworth are ‘unsafe’ and ‘inhuman’, says a recent report. But are they in breach of the ECHR, Art 3? Steve Foster considers the evidence

Draft sentencing guidelines have been published for motoring offences committed while joy-riding or behind the wheel of a stolen car

A misunderstanding as to a defendant’s gesture in court had an unfortunate consequence, writes Stephen Gerlis

The current crisis in rape and serious sexual offence (RASSO) cases due to a shortage of specialist counsel is set to ‘accelerate exponentially’, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has warned

Legislating against deepfake images seems necessary, but the practicalities are complex, writes David Locke

Deepfakes, whether of Taylor Swift or Donald Trump, have obviously harmful potential consequences for the unwitting subject—but what legal action can be taken against them?

Judges are to be given guidelines for the first time on sentencing blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences

Michael Zander KC on why the correction of miscarriages of justice is so slow…

Legislating to exonerate the subpostmasters would create an illusion of justice, says John Gould. The proper approach should be to speed up the process, not abandon it

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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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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