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David Locke on why the rationale for the proposed jury reforms is grossly inadequate

The criminal courts will sit to their maximum capacity next year, after the Lord Chancellor David Lammy lifted the cap on Crown Court sitting days

The Lord Chancellor David Lammy has set out his plans for ‘Blitz courts’, a national listing framework and other elements of the Leveson reforms

The Magistrates’ Association has flagged its dual ‘recruitment and retention’ problem, while welcoming the Lord Chancellor David Lammy’s commitment this week to an extra £247m funding for the Crown and magistrates’ court

Personal injury lawyers have welcomed a government U-turn on a ‘substantial prejudice’ defence that risked enabling defendants in child sexual abuse civil cases to have proceedings against them dropped

Game on for fraudsters? Paul Schwartfeger & Nadia Latti consider civil fraud in platform-controlled digital assets

Digital loot may feel like property, but civil law is not always convinced. In NLJ this week, Paul Schwartfeger of 36 Stone and Nadia Latti of CMS examine fraud involving platform-controlled digital assets, from ‘account takeover and asset stripping’ to ‘value laundering’

Paul McKeown, Adrian Keane & Sally Stares analyse the problems with the current directions on the criminal standard of proof

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 transformed criminal justice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ed Cape of UWE and Matthew Hardcastle and Sandra Paul of Kingsley Napley trace its ‘seismic impact’

Ed Cape, Matthew Hardcastle & Sandra Paul look back on 40 years of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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Ogier—Martin Livingston

Martin Livingston joins Ogier in Cayman to strengthen regulatory support

Sidley—Philip Hertz & Melissa Coakley

Blake Morgan—47 promotions

Blake Morgan announces 47 summer promotions across UK offices

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NLJ this week: Consultant firms face tougher scrutiny

Consultant-led law firms should prepare for closer regulatory attention as oversight evolves

NLJ this week: AI grievances demand human judgement

Artificial intelligence may draft workplace grievances, but employers cannot treat them any differently from conventional complaints

NLJ this week: Dishonesty, promotions & procedural headaches

From dishonest claimants to judicial promotions and procedural skirmishes, the latest legal developments offer plenty for litigators to digest

NLJ this week: Remote hearings reshape the courtroom

Fresh guidance is set to influence how courts decide whether hearings take place online or in person

NLJ this week: Can landlords force the door?

County Court judges remain divided over whether landlords can lawfully force entry to carry out essential safety inspections after tenants ignore access injunctions

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Ogier—Martin Livingston

Sidley—Philip Hertz & Melissa Coakley

Blake Morgan—47 promotions