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Fundamental dishonesty claimant convicted
A man who exaggerated his injuries after falling in a pothole has been successfully prosecuted for contempt of court by Walsall Council
17 February 2020
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Can digital systems benefit suspects in the police station? Michael Zander considers some of the legal issues
13 February 2020 / Michael Zander KC
Use of unexplained wealth orders will rise
Lawyers predict increased use of unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) following the Court of Appeal’s rejection of Zamira Hajiyeva’s case
10 February 2020
POCA needs ‘radical’ reform
Prosecutors are struggling to recover the ill-gotten gains of criminal activity because the law is ‘unfair and unfeasible’, researchers say
04 February 2020
CPS could do better on domestic abuse
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and police handling of evidence-led domestic abuse prosecutions require improvement, inspectors have warned
24 January 2020
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John Cooper QC makes a case for open justice
23 January 2020 / John Cooper KC
Drugs sentencing changes
Proposed changes to sentencing for drugs offences to reflect ‘county lines’ operations, ‘cuckooing’ and other coercive practices have been revealed
16 January 2020
Child abusers exploit gaps
Known offenders are exploiting gaps in the legal system to sexually abuse children abroad, a report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has found
15 January 2020
Tackling dirty money
Changes to the anti-money laundering rules have come into force, affecting about 7,000 law firms
15 January 2020
CPS bulks up
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive to hire 390 extra prosecutors by June
13 January 2020
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NLJ this week: Mazur under scrutiny
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) continues to stir controversy across civil litigation, according to NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School—AKA ‘The insider’
NLJ this week: Does dishonesty always mean strike-off?
SRA v Goodwin is a rare disciplinary decision where a solicitor found to have acted dishonestly avoided being struck off, says Clare Hughes-Williams of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) imposed a 12-month suspension instead, citing medical evidence and the absence of harm to clients
NLJ this week: Potanin, prenups & privacy
In their latest Family Law Brief for NLJ, Ellie Hampson-Jones and Carla Ditz of Stewarts review three key family law rulings, including the latest instalment in the long-running saga of Potanin v Potanina
NLJ this week: Malaysia’s arbitration overhaul
The Asian International Arbitration Centre’s sweeping reforms through its AIAC Suite of Rules 2026, unveiled at Asia ADR Week, are under examination in this week's NLJ by John (Ching Jack) Choi of Gresham Legal
NLJ this week: Greed but no fraud in £1.4bn SKAT case
In this week's issue of NLJ, Yasseen Gailani and Alexander Martin of Quinn Emanuel report on the High Court’s decision in Skatteforvaltningen (SKAT) v Solo Capital Partners LLP & Ors [2025], where Denmark’s tax authority failed to recover £1.4bn in disputed dividend tax refunds
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