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24 March 2021
Issue: 7926 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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NLJ this week: Crime Bill

The controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill comes under scrutiny in LSE professor and NLJ columnist Michael Zander’s column this week. The 295-page Bill has a bit of everything

The 295-page Bill has a bit of everything. Professor Zander takes a fine tooth comb to the wide-ranging legislation. In the first of a three-part series, he looks at the sections on: protection of the police; prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime; persons in positions of trust; public order; and unauthorised encampments. 

Issue: 7926 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Browne Jacobson—Caroline Barker & Tom Walker

Browne Jacobson—Caroline Barker & Tom Walker

Browne Jacobson recruits regulatory experts Caroline Barker and Tom Walker to bolster health, government and corporates practices

Jackson Lees Group—Paul Harrison, Helen Innes & Sorcha McMullan

Jackson Lees Group—Paul Harrison, Helen Innes & Sorcha McMullan

Partner and paralegals bolster clinical negligence team at Jackson Lees Group

Stone King—Manchester

Stone King—Manchester

Stone King triples Manchester footprint with office move as law firm’s rapid growth journey continues

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