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From deepfakes to revenge porn, the rise of online crime has created a tough environment to police

The Law Commission has launched a call for evidence on jurisdiction issues in relation to electronic trade documents and digital assets such as crypto-tokens

Sam Healey explores the legal liabilities of crypto platforms in digital transactions

Legislating against deepfake images seems necessary, but the practicalities are complex, writes David Locke

Deepfakes, whether of Taylor Swift or Donald Trump, have obviously harmful potential consequences for the unwitting subject—but what legal action can be taken against them?

The government has issued a draft code of practice on cyber security governance to help businesses strengthen their protection against cyber-attack

NLJ consultant editor David Greene hosts this free-to-view webinar with Doherty Associates on hybrid working and cybersecurity

A cyber-attack against CTS, a company which supplies IT to legal services companies, last week has left property sales in limbo since, with about 80 law firms affected

Issues of admissibility & attribution in encrypted communications will become increasingly common, Thomas Schofield predicts

It’s been three years since French police infiltrated EncroChat, an encrypted messaging service allegedly used by organised criminal groups across the UK and Europe. In this week’s NLJ, criminal barrister Thomas Schofield, of No5 Chambers, looks at the prosecutorial challenges that have arisen since

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Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Set creates new client and business development role amid growth

Kingsley Napley—Tim Lowles

Sports disputes practice launchedwith partner appointment

mfg Solicitors—Tom Evans

Tax and succession planning offering expands with returning partner

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Who’s on the 2026 silk list?

The rank of King’s Counsel (KC) has been awarded to 96 barristers, and no solicitors, in the latest silk round

NLJ this week: Police, contempt and the rule of law

Can a chief constable be held responsible for disobedient officers? Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth, professor of public law at De Montfort University, examines a Court of Appeal ruling that answers firmly: yes

NLJ this week: Arbitration’s fast lane—with guardrails

Early determination is no longer a novelty in arbitration. In NLJ this week, Gustavo Moser, arbitration specialist lawyer at Lexis+, charts the global embrace of summary disposal powers, now embedded in the Arbitration Act 1996 and mirrored worldwide. Tribunals may swiftly dismiss claims with ‘no real prospect of succeeding’, but only if fairness is preserved

NLJ this week: Justice for some, access for few?

The Ministry of Justice is once again in the dock as access to justice continues to deteriorate. NLJ consultant editor David Greene warns in this week's issue that neither public legal aid nor private litigation funding looks set for a revival in 2026

NLJ this week: Bundles, bots & bonkers rent

Civil justice lurches onward with characteristic eccentricity. In his latest Civil Way column, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist, surveys a procedural landscape featuring 19-page bundle rules, digital possession claims, and rent laws he labels ‘bonkers’

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Cyber

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Kingsley Napley—Tim Lowles

mfg Solicitors—Tom Evans