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The Supreme Court recently re-examined the dual criminality rule ‘in a judgment that is reckoned to have caused consternation within the US Department of Justice’, David Walbank KC, Red Lion Chambers, writes in this week’s NLJ

In two places at once? David Walbank KC considers requests for extradition & the double criminality rule

The Home Office will regain access to Europol DNA and criminal records, while export checks will be simplified for food, fish and farm products, under the UK-EU deal

Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, has set out a four-year programme of international work for the judiciary

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has amended professional regulations to permit foreign lawyers and law firms to practise in India on a reciprocal basis

Maurice Allen reflects on the enduring (& increasing) popularity of boutique firms

The Law Society has urged the government to renew discussions with India on legal services market access, following the signing of a historic free trade agreement (FTA)

The next pope will be chosen this weekend, but what will take place within the Sistine Chapel before the white smoke rises? In this week’s NLJ, Athelstane Aamodt, group legal advisor at Associated Newspapers, delves into the obscure and arcane rules that govern the event.

As the world waits to find out who will become the next pope, Athelstane Aamodt explains how the Catholic Church will make the decision

Affifa Farrukh & John F Mayberry examine the research on homeland marriages originating in Pakistan & protecting vulnerable people

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Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

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Law Officers mark 25 years of Pro Bono Week

The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work

NLJ this week: Costs without limits?

An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?

NLJ this week: Beyond environmental offences

The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed

NLJ this week: New law, old convictions

Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice

NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?

Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete

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International

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions