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Draft sentencing guidelines for modern slavery offences have been launched by the Sentencing Council
More than 1,600 data breaches were recorded at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the past year, according to the annual CPS report
Bullying, discrimination and harassment at the Bar are widespread, a study commissioned by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has found
The Access to Justice Foundation, is asking supporters to take part in its ‘Go the Extra Mile for Justice Day’ on 5 November in celebration of Pro Bono Week 2020 (2–6 November)
People who need special accommodation as a result of an injury should receive compensation to purchase that property, the Court of Appeal has held
Well-known barristers Ben Emmerson QC and Desmond Browne QC are among the lawyers recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list
The backlog of court cases now stands at 509,347 outstanding cases in the magistrates’ courts and 48,713 in the Crown Court, HM Courts and Tribunals (HMCTS) has revealed
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage
Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire
Druces—Lisa Cardy
Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering
Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith
Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team
NEWS
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
In NLJ this week, Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre marks Pro Bono Week by urging lawyers to recognise the emotional toll of pro bono work
Can a lease legally last only days—or even hours? Professor Mark Pawlowski of the University of Greenwich explores the question in this week's NLJ
RFC Seraing v FIFA, in which the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) reaffirmed that awards by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) may be reviewed by EU courts on public-policy grounds, is under examination in this week's NLJ by Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law, Zurich
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