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Seamus Burns commends the move towards greater transparency in assisted suicide cases

The government faces being sued over its involvement in the extraordinary rendition of two men who were arrested in Iraq.

Storage proposals fail to meet Convention requirements

Ministers condemned for avoiding essential Parliamentary scrutiny & accountability

R (on the application of Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] UKHL 45, [2009] All ER (D) 335 (Jul)

House of Lords closes with landmark ruling on assisted suicide

Is the most recent attack on the Burqa a sign of religious hostility behind a veil of liberalism? asks Tim Welch

Mediators should be employed to ease tensions between police and protesters, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has recommended.

Geoffrey Bindman argues the case for preserving our freedoms

Banks & customers are potential victims in an unhappy balance,
says David Hislop

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck strengthens International team with appointment of arbitration partner Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis strengthens crime and regulatory team with appointment of Nick Terry as partner

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach strengthens private wealth offering with appointment of two new partners

NEWS
Expert witnesses face a multitude of risks and uncertainties when using artificial intelligence (AI) in their reports, IT specialists have warned
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has accepted Richard Lloyd’s recommendations for the Legal Services Board (LSB) and ordered a ‘comprehensive review of the regulatory framework’, likely to continue beyond 2029
More than one-third of expert witnesses now use artificial intelligence (AI) regularly or occasionally in their work, according to Bond Solon’s 2026 expert witness survey
General counsel have warned law firms not to keep artificial intelligence (AI) savings to themselves or risk losing work
Some 53 firms have been successfully assessed for legal aid contracts for inquest work and will now move to the verification stage, the Legal Aid Agency has confirmed
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