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The Court of Appeal has weighed in on the debate surrounding criminal damage & right to protest: Nicholas Dobson examines the verdict

Major reforms to the system for recovering the proceeds of crime have been set out by the Law Commission.

Regulators made 163 visits to law firms in connection with suspected anti-money laundering breaches last year, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reported.

Richard Scorer and Kim Harrison, specialist abuse lawyers at Slater & Gordon, assess the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), in this week’s NLJ.

How true is the maxim, ‘all are equal before the law’… particularly where the estranged lover of an ex-king is involved?

Overstretched & underfunded: the reasons for the CCRC’s failings are both complex & blindingly obvious, says Jon Robins

Can the IICSA final report make a difference? Richard Scorer & Kim Harrison report

Equality before the law: David Walbank KC examines a case which tested the limits of this most fundamental legal doctrine

An introduction to Court-Appointed Intermediaries

Current data protection safeguards for children need improving, writes Emily Carter in this week’s NLJ, which is why it’s important to continue with the Online Safety Bill despite inherent challenges.

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Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

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NLJ this week: Costs without limits?

An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?

NLJ this week: Beyond environmental offences

The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed

NLJ this week: New law, old convictions

Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice

NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?

Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete

NLJ this week: Possession’s digital pitfalls

Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions