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The use of deepfake technology is on the rise, and can look alarmingly realistic. Consequently, there is vast potential for harm. But can existing laws provide any protection against malicious use?

What exactly are reserved legal activities (RLAs), and what is meant by ‘conducting litigation’? It’s an area of the law rife with uncertainties, as shown by the recent case of Baxter v Doble.

Who put the civil into proceeds of crime cases? Civil remedies such as account freezing (AFOs) and forfeiture orders have come to dominate what was once an overwhelmingly criminal concern, Hickman & Rose partner Andrew Katzen and associate Olivia Dwan write in this week’s NLJ.

Costs budgeting has been ‘useful’ and should be retained, guideline hourly rates (GHRs) retained but uprated annually for inflation, and a £500,000 costs cap installed in patent cases, a major review led by Lord Justice Birss has concluded.

The government is dropping the sunset clause from the controversial Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, business secretary Kemi Badenoch has confirmed.

Probate solicitors and ‘heir hunters’ were celebrated at this year’s Probate Research Awards, which took place on 21 April in a ceremony hosted by criminal barrister and TV personality Rob Rinder.

Judges and magistrates have for the first time been given sentencing guidelines for the most serious animal cruelty offences, including tail docking, ear cropping, fighting and causing unnecessary suffering.

A record number of Russian litigants appeared in the London Commercial Courts last year, despite the war in Ukraine and sanctions.

A ‘child violence diversion order’ should be created to deal with cases of children arrested on suspicion of committing terrorist offences, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, Jonathan Hall KC, has recommended.

A dentist did not breach regulations when she mixed NHS and private work on the same tooth, the Court of Appeal has held.

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