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Criminal Bar update: Crime doesn’t pay
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has now moved the barrister strikes into its alternating weeks phase, as negotiations with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have stalled
29 July 2022
NLJ this week: Juries & the meaning of ‘sure’
What does ‘sure’ mean, when directing a jury on the standard of proof? Writing in this week’s NLJ, Paul McKeown, City University associate professor of law, looks at this nebulous, challengeable word, which leads to what judges call ‘dreaded questions’ from the jury
29 July 2022
Women in prison

Progress in improving support for women in prisons is slow and limited, the Justice Committee has warned

29 July 2022
NLJ this week: Justice system stacked against the neurodivergent
Research is increasingly revealing how little neurodiversity is understood in the context of the criminal justice system. One example, cited by Jon Robins, in this week’s NLJ, is a recent report that found as many as one in four prisoners in Britain may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
29 July 2022
Hands off: the new law on driving with a mobile phone
Nick Dent discusses whether the recent amendment of the Road Vehicles Regulations is enough to deter drivers from using their phones
22 July 2022 / Nick Dent
Crisis in criminal law continues
Criminal barristers went on strike for the full five days, as their escalating protest against low rates of pay for defence work entered its fourth week
22 July 2022
NLJ this week: Hands off! The new law on driving with a mobile phone
How can drivers be deterred from the dangerous practice of driving while using their mobile phones? 
22 July 2022
Crime brief: 15 July 2022 Premium Content
This month, David Walbank QC examines one of the longest established principles of criminal law: the courts’ approach to the concept of insanity
15 July 2022 / David Walbank KC
Book reviews: Archbold & Blackstone's Premium Content
"This book is an icon of criminal practice and will be with us, no doubt for the next 200 years"
15 July 2022 / John Cooper KC
NLJ this week: The limits of the insanity defence
Not guilty by reason of insanity is one of the oldest principles of criminal law. In the 2022 case of R v Keal, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) revisited the M’Naghten rules, which stem from 1843
15 July 2022
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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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