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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

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police has issued a public apology eight years after officers dismissed the murder of a Birmingham mother killed by her partner as a drugs overdose

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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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Law Officers mark 25 years of Pro Bono Week

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

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?

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions