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The ill-treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay is not a new revelation.

Lindsay Johnson provides an update on the ongoing saga of public law defences to possession claims

Susan Nash reports on corruption, ethnic insults & surveillance

Michael Zander QC reports on how well the UK responds to human rights’ judgments

Human rights issues have been increasingly creeping into the nooks and crannies of family law over the last decade.

Published 10 years after the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) came into force, Tom Hickman’s recent book is an impressive critique of the complex relationship between public law and the HRA.

Marc Weller reports on the Kosovo question & disputed statehood

A recent study from the Legal Services Research Centre (LSRC) drawing on 831 interviews of people at Leicester, Hull, Gateshead, Derby and Portsmouth community legal advice centres (CLACs) makes for an interesting read

The embarrassing delay in completing the Bloody Sunday Inquiry after 10 years is mitigated by the high quality of the report and the authority of its conclusions

Clue represents a major step towards protecting the vulnerable,say Jamie Burton & Alex Gask

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners

HFW—Rémi Ducloyer

HFW—Rémi Ducloyer

HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire

NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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