THIS ISSUE
Is the law on infanticide fit for purpose? Dr Emma Milne, associate professor in criminal law and criminal justice at Durham University, is conducting interviews with criminal law professionals such as solicitors, barristers and retired judges who may have experience of one or more such cases
The latest edition of The Judge Over Your Shoulder (or JOYS, as its delightful acronym goes) is a trove of useful, concise and practical guidance on administrative law decision-making, Nicholas Dobson writes in this week’s NLJ
How much do you know about NFTs? It’s a rapidly-evolving technology but you may not need excessive technical or programming knowledge to be able to assist clients on cryptoassets
If the justice system is to work, all of its parts must be in working order and that’s why the funding of criminal legal aid matters, writes John Gould, senior partner, Russell-Cooke, in this week’s NLJ
David Walbank QC revisits the Human Rights Act 1998 and takes a look at how it affects cases in the present day
"Renton tackles the hard questions. He doesn’t toss them down from the towers of academe but lobs them up from the practitioner’s trenches where he and his colleagues battle daily for employees, tenants and refugees"
JOYS to the world (of administrative law): Nicholas Dobson praises the invaluable guidance provided by The Judge Over Your Shoulder
With law & order on its knees after decades of neglect, either the whole system must be made to work, or none of it will: John Gould reports
Nicholas Towers provides a handy introduction to injunctive relief against cryptoassets
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Weightmans—Jason Slatcher
Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer
Mishcon de Reya—trainees
Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%
Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton
Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices
NEWS
LexisNexis will mark the 80th anniversary of Shawcross and Beaumont on Air Law with a live podcast exploring the evolution of aviation law from the Chicago Convention to the challenges facing modern aerospace, taking place on Tuesday 29 September
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
Foreign judgment creditors have gained a route to recovery after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Drelle v Servis-Terminal
Surrogacy is growing in popularity, but parents-to-be face a complex legal framework
Winning a judgment may be only the beginning of an expensive enforcement battle, writes Professor Dominic Regan in this week's NLJ
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