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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
Courts are re-traumatising abuse victims
The Family Court and criminal justice process is leaving domestic abuse survivors traumatised, a report commissioned by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has found
06 July 2021
NLJ this week: Corruption at the Met
Corruption in the Metropolitan Police is not new and has not been fixed despite several high-profile cases over the years, professors Mike McConville and Luke Marsh write in this week’s NLJ
02 July 2021
Deferred prosecution agreements—great expectations? Premium Content
Ross Dixon charts the evolution of deferred prosecution agreements in the UK & assesses their credibility
02 July 2021 / Ross Dixon
Corruption at the Met—in plain sight? Premium Content
The Daniel Morgan scandal follows 150 years of corruption in the police & won’t be the last case of its kind, say Mike McConville & Luke Marsh
02 July 2021 / Luke Marsh / Mike McConville
NLJ this week: Deferred prosecution―did the high expectations play out?
DPAs were introduced with high expectations by the Serious Fraud Office, but are they a blessing or a curse?
02 July 2021
Backlog of criminal cases increasing
The backlog of cases waiting to be heard has increased at both the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts, official figures show
01 July 2021
Money laundering fines
Three law firms have been fined for taking more than a year to comply with their anti-money laundering (AML) obligations
30 June 2021
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Is seeking sex instead of cash for rental accommodation incitement of prostitution for gain? Dennis J Baker investigates
25 June 2021 / Professor Dennis J Baker
Smaller juries?
Lord Burnett, the Lord Chief Justice, has suggested smaller juries could be used for ‘some of the low-grade cases that go to the Crown Court’ as a temporary measure to reduce the backlog of cases, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph
23 June 2021
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Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

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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: 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
NLJ this week: New law, old convictions
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
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
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