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Thousands more magistrates are to be recruited, under a major shake-up to speed up and expand the hiring process

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to generate faster and cheaper transcripts of criminal court proceedings, ministers have announced

Government plans to slash Crown Court delays by cutting jury trials face mounting criticism. In NLJ this week, Michael Zander KC warns proposals to shift cases to magistrates’ courts could ‘make the present very bad situation even worse’

Michael Zander KC on the Courts & Tribunals Bill

For decades, juries have been told to convict only if they are ‘sure’ of guilt. But what does that mean in practice? Writing in NLJ this week, Michael Zander KC, NLJ columnist and emeritus professor at LSE, argues the answer is alarmingly unclear

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Slater Heelis—Probate & Court of Protection team

Slater Heelis brings Probate and Court of Protection expertise together with new dedicated team

Clarke Willmott—Antonia Power

Antonia Power joins Clarke Willmott in Taunton

Haynes Boone—Chris Acton

Chris Acton joins Haynes Boone as chair of UK derivatives platform

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NLJ this week: Practice pointers

Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

NLJ this week: Follow the assets

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

NLJ this week: Budget blowback

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget

NLJ this week: Climate counsel

Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice

NLJ this week: Beyond HR

Workplace bullying and harassment can no longer be left solely to HR, as financial regulation scrutinises culture, character and fitness

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In Court

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Slater Heelis—Probate & Court of Protection team

Clarke Willmott—Antonia Power

Haynes Boone—Chris Acton