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How speech technology is transforming policing, courts and prisons

The Sentencing Council has proposed changes to sentencing guidelines for terrorism offences, following the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021

Survivors of domestic abuse are being denied access to vital legal support when they escape abusive partners due to the means test for legal aid, a charity has warned

NatWest (National Westminster Bank Plc) has pled guilty to money-laundering breaches, in the first criminal prosecution under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007

Michael Zander QC on a vexed current issue

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published the speech delivered by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, on 1 October 2021 at Westminster Hall to mark the Opening of the Legal Year

Andrew Morris considers the impact of delays on both charge & trial on sentencing

An inquiry into Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences has been launched by a parliamentary committee

The first ‘super courtroom’―part of HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s strategy to tackle the backlog of cases―has opened

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill risks undermining access to justice, the Law Society has warned

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DWF—Jenny Leonard

Former Metropolitan Police director joins police, care and justice team

Charles Russell Speechlys—Ed Morgan

Corporate real estate and funds expertise expands with partner hire

Hill Dickinson—Helen Foley, Charlotte Fallon & Gary Parnell

Firm grows London business services team with trio of partner hires

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Conveyancing Awards to celebrate industry excellence

The first-ever Conveyancing Awards are set to take place on Thursday 14 May 2026 at The Londoner Hotel in Leicester Square. The awards will recognise professionals and organisations across the conveyancing industry, including law firms, housebuilders, PropTech companies and other property sector specialists

Tackling violence through the family court

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) ‘is now a public emergency’, Barbara Mills KC, a family silk and chair of the Bar Council, has warned

Poor timing scuppered personal injury claim

A judge was ‘plainly right’ to time-bar a personal injury claimant despite the county court delaying posting the claim form until nearly four months after it was sealed ‘for reasons that have never been ascertained’, the Court of Appeal has held

Reasons to be cheerful at the Bar

Barristers are happier this year than in 2023, according to the latest wellbeing survey

Crunching the numbers on costs salaries

Thinking of becoming a costs lawyer or costs draftsperson? The former is worth an extra £10,000 in salary, according to figures collated by the Association of Costs Lawyers

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—Jenny Leonard

Charles Russell Speechlys—Ed Morgan

Hill Dickinson—Helen Foley, Charlotte Fallon & Gary Parnell