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Lawyers have urged Prime Minister Liz Truss to address the crisis in the justice system, following bad-mouthing of ‘lefty’ lawyers by the previous incumbent and amid a bleak landscape of strikes, case backlogs and severe court delays

Is there any hope on the horizon for much needed reform to the treatment of domestic abuse cases? Cris McCurley reports

A 2020 report raised hopes that much-needed change was coming to the treatment of domestic abuse cases in the family courts, but what has happened since?

Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry called this week for junior associate prosecutors, who are regulated by CILEX, to be allowed to apply for Crown prosecutor positions, to help tackle the backlog of cases

Criminal barristers will down tools indefinitely from next week, in a major escalation of their strike action which has been taking place on alternate weeks

David Walbank QC examines a tragic case which underlines the polycentric decision-making process for offences involving young persons

Tougher sentences for child cruelty could be introduced, along with a higher culpability threshold for the most serious cases, under draft guidelines from the Sentencing Council

The Law Commission is launching a major review of the criminal appeals process

A procedural morass in the making? David Burrows discusses the urgent need for clarity in domestic abuse proceedings

Directing the jury on the standard of proof & meaning of ‘sure’ is no easy task, writes Paul McKeown

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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: 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

NLJ this week: Debts, disputes & digital bluster

A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense

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

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions