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In a series of high-level roundtables organised by LexisNexis and the National Council for the Evaluation of Regulations, lawyers, a former Prime Minister, ministers, government officials, MPs and academics debated on how best to draft law

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law’s (BIICL) Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law has published a report reflecting on the last 18 months of coronavirus (COVID-19) legislation through a rule of law lens

The worldwide profusion of human rights abuses cries out for law enforcement, but still governments fail to act: Geoffrey Bindman reports

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law’s (BIICL) Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law has published a working paper titled ‘The Rule of Law and Covid-19 related technologies' written by Dr Julinda Beqiraj, Rowan Stennett and Nyasha Weinberg.

The Law Society has stated that the proposed changes to the asylum system would undermine the rule of law and access to justice

With the legal system suffering from an ever-growing backlog of cases, the challenges presented by jury trials have raised questions over their suitability for the COVID-19 era.

No matter the challenges jury trials present in these unprecedented times, they are essential in upholding the rule of law, says James Harper

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which refers potential miscarriages of justice to the Court of Appeal, is underfunded and ‘too deferential’, MPs have said.

Lord Justice Dingemans has been appointed lead judge for international relations for the next four years.

A LexisNexis employee has won $50,000 funding for his idea for a mobile property rights advice unit in South Africa

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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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Rule of law

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions