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NLJ this week: Publisher’s responsibilities and Rashford, Sancho and Saka
The racist slurs aimed at England footballers Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the team’s Euro final defeat has appalled the nation
23 July 2021
LNB News: Lord Chancellor outlines vision for reforming criminal justice system
Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland, has outlined his vision for reforming the criminal justice system to make it safer and fairer
22 July 2021
More Horizon convictions quashed

A further 12 former sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses including three who served time in prison, have had their convictions relating to the Post Office (PO) Horizon scandal overturned by the Court of Appeal

21 July 2021
Law reforms to target online abuse
Law Commission recommendations to tackle online abuse such as death threats, racist comments and pile-on harassment have been laid in Parliament
21 July 2021
It’s time to modify the CPS ‘50 per cent’ threshold test Premium Content
David Wolchover & Anthony Heaton-Armstrong argue the evidential threshold test for prosecution has had its day
16 July 2021 / Anthony Heaton-Armstrong / David Wolchover
Bribery—corporate culture in the spotlight Premium Content
Individuals versus corporates: who shoulders the blame in bribery cases? Allison Clare QC examines the ‘adequate procedures’ defence
09 July 2021 / Allison Clare KC
Release under investigation: times are changing Premium Content
Cathál MacPartholán examines pre-charge bail: has the Policing and Crime Act 2017 reframed rather than reformed the problem?
09 July 2021 / Cathál MacPartholán
Plaku: a missed opportunity? Premium Content
Decisions which lengthen sentences for no obvious reason will not help an already critical situation, as Martin Rackstraw reports
09 July 2021 / Martin Rackstraw
NLJ this week: The problem with R v Plaku
With a 60,000 backlog at the Crown Court and chronically overcrowded prisons, the criminal justice system is in a parlous state, Martin Rackstraw, partner, Russell-Cooke, writes in this week’s NLJ. Could a recent case make the situation worse?
09 July 2021
Police Bill endangers travellers’ rights
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are at significant risk of having their human rights breached by legislation to criminalise unauthorised encampments, a Parliamentary committee has warned
08 July 2021
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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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