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Professor Dominic Regan, of City Law School, turns his attention to judges and experts, in this week’s NLJ column. On the importance of experts, it seems a judge can change their mind.

How do you write a letter to a child? Judges stumped about what to say and how to put it when explaining the outcome of proceedings to children have been issued with a helpful toolkit, writes former district judge Stephen Gold, in this week’s NLJ.

The Crime and Policing Bill is a monster—running to 317 pages and with 137 clauses! Helpfully, Michael Zander KC, NLJ columnist and Emeritus Professor, LSE, has summarised the key provisions. In this week’s NLJ, he presents part one of his guide.

A family court judge hearing care proceedings for a baby girl did not have the power to order an investigation and interim supervision order for three other children mentioned in the case, the Court of Appeal has held.

Home Office plans to process asylum seekers’ appeals within 24 weeks may not be achievable, the Law Society has warned.

Tech giant Apple has lost its latest bid to block a multi-million-pound class action by challenging the funding method.

Corporates who self-report wrongdoing ‘promptly’ will be able to negotiate a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) rather than face prosecution, unless ‘exceptional circumstances’ apply.

Barristers would like to use technology more effectively but face ‘significant’ barriers due to the unique characteristics of the profession, Bar Standards Board (BSB) research has found.

This year’s Bar Conference, to be held in Birmingham on 7 June, will feature a discussion on Bar culture with Baroness Harriet Harman KC, ahead of the publication of her independent report into bullying and harassment at the Bar.

Former judge Victoria McCloud, who retired last year, is applying to bring an Art 6 right to a fair trial infringement case against the UK before the European Court of Human Rights.

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DWF—19 appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan