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Jon Robins considers the origins & consequences of the sentencing fiasco that was imprisonment for public protection
Imran Khodabocus reports on the rise in honour-based abuse cases, and reflects on the similarities and differences with domestic abuse
Writing in NLJ this week, Jon Robins looks at imprisonment for public protection (IPP), which has left thousands of prisoners locked up past tariff
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) is polling its members on taking direct action or ‘as a minimum’ adopting a no returns policy should ministers fail to commit to increase fees
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is delighted to share with you that the next CPS Legal Trainee Scheme (LTS) is open for applications
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is delighted to share with you that the next CPS Legal Trainee Scheme (LTS) is open for applications
The Law Commission has begun a project to review and find ways to improve the trial process for sexual offences, including countering ‘rape myths’
The Sentencing Council has provided a software tool to support judges sentencing convicts in the Crown Court
Lawyers have called for ‘urgent’ funding for the criminal justice system, in the wake of the publication of the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid
Neil Parpworth interprets the latest Home Office figures on stop and search
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

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—Lee Edwards

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

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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