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The current crisis in rape and serious sexual offence (RASSO) cases due to a shortage of specialist counsel is set to ‘accelerate exponentially’, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has warned

The firm launches private wealth finance team with new partner hire

Yorkshire firm promotes over 10% of its team

Reductions in legal aid spending may have shunted the cost on to other taxpayer-funded bodies while leaving eligible people unable to access legal help, a devastating report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found

Senior solicitor appointment at Cumbria & Northumberland firm

The separation of the two systems can be frustrating to lay people & adds to the burden on their advisers. Andrew Francis helps make us at home in this area of the law

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

No one needs to prove the existence of the Beatles. But other ‘facts’ aren’t so obvious, writes Ian Gascoigne in the first of a series of two articles on assessors & judicial notice

"It will occupy an important place in the library of both seasoned and aspiring trust lawyers"

A new director appointment for the firm’s corporate tax team

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Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

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Misconduct crackdown as September beckons

The number of misconduct reports to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has doubled in the past five years, after a series of industry scandals highlighted the reputational and regulatory risks involved

Matchpoint for Wimbledon?

It’s game, set but not quite match for the All England Lawn Tennis Ground (AELTG) in its dream of expanding its West London grounds

It's tough at the top

One in four partners at top 50 and one in five at top 250 firms are considering leaving their firm in the next three years, according to a survey by TBD Marketing

Data mining reprieve

Ministers have paused controversial proposals to allow free access to copyrighted works for the purpose of training artificial intelligence (AI) models unless the rights holder specifically objects

NLJ this week: Is inequality undermining trust?

The legal profession’s claim to be a ‘guardian of fairness’ is under scrutiny after stark findings on gender imbalance and opaque progression. Writing in NLJ this week, Joshua Purser of No5 Barristers’ Chambers and Govindi Deerasinghe of Global 50/50 warn that leadership remains dominated by a narrow elite, with men holding 71% of top court roles

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Profession

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean