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The government’s action plan on conviction rates in rape cases has been based upon a fundamentally flawed premise, as Michael Zander KC explains

The insanity defence and legal burdens of proof come under the scrutiny of Simon Parsons, associate lecturer at Bath Spa University, in this week’s NLJ.

Is the ‘golden thread’ of Woolmington wearing thin? Simon Parsons examines the insanity defence & legal burdens of proof

“Threat intelligence is at the very core of our MDR service and is what allows us to focus in on the specific tactics, techniques and procedures that are being employed to target our clients’ sectors.” Q&A with David Allan, founder and Managing Director at CYSIAM

Magda Zima & Alice Trotter explore what INTERPOL’s digital metaverse twin means in the rapidly changing virtual landscape

With the authority of the President of the Family Division, Mr Justice Peel, as the judge in charge of the Standard Orders Group, has issued a series of draft orders prepared by the Ministry of Justice after consultation with relevant stakeholders and a review by the Standard Orders Group.

The government has rejected MPs’ recommendation to review and re-sentence all Imprisonment for Public Protections (IPP) sentences currently being served.

The Home Office has published a report on the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA 2016), which discusses the findings of an internal review that was conducted into the operation of the IPA 2016 to determine whether it remains fit for purpose.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has reported that new Incentivised Substance Free Living Units are now running in 45 prisons across England and Wales with the aim of getting addicts off illicit drugs and reducing reliance on synthetic opiates.

As Red Lion Chambers barrister Jack Talbot writes in this week’s NLJ, ‘fraud is a shapeshifting creature of its time’.

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Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt

Family law boutique expands London team with legal director hire

Ward Hadaway—Mike Gore

Firm enhances advisory capability with strategic risk specialist hire

Stewarts—Alexandra Lyons

Insurance and reinsurance specialist joins policyholder disputes practice as partner

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NLJ this week: Equal pay battles refuse to stay buried

Some employment law controversies never disappear—they merely lie dormant

NLJ this week: Why AI needs senior lawyers on board

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming legal practice, but its successful adoption depends as much on culture as technology

NLJ this week: Mandelson affair exposes constitutional fault lines

The fallout from Lord Mandelson’s appointment and dismissal as UK ambassador to Washington raises profound questions about constitutional governance, accountability and political appointments

NLJ this week: Junk food rules serve up a regulatory feast

Pastries may be in the firing line while kebabs escape scrutiny, but the reality is far more nuanced

NLJ this week: Legacy Act ruling leaves rights and remedies apart

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dillon highlights a central tension in modern public law: rights may be recognised without being fully realised

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt

Ward Hadaway—Mike Gore

Stewarts—Alexandra Lyons