THIS ISSUE
Behind the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson lies an even greater scandal, as Jon Robins reveals
Michael Zander on what enables the police to catch criminals
The concept of reckless falsity has been rejected by the Court of Appeal: Sam Thomas, Manon Huckle, Oliver Cooke & Richard Marshall assess some key takeaways for contempt of court applications
As the Attorney General of Jersey succeeds in three appeals before the Privy Council in a long-running financial crime dispute, Joseph Dyke outlines the significance of the judgment
Ian Smith tackles the latest on TUPE transfers & the importance of knowing the rules in misconduct cases
Liam Tolen provides a guide for general counsel & in-house legal teams to the new fixed recoverable costs regime
Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explains what family law professionals need to know about court-approved DNA testing
When private details of divorces & separations leak out, the impact on the parties’ reputations can be huge: Natasha Grande stresses the importance of keeping it civil
Will artificial intelligence create a tipping point in litigation? Eimear McCann paints a picture
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Mourant—Stephen Alexander
Jersey litigation lead appointed to global STEP Council
mfg Solicitors—nine trainees
Firm invests in future talent with new training cohort
360 Law Group—Anthony Gahan
Investment banking veteran appointed as chairman to drive global growth
NEWS
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
In this week's NLJ, Steven Ball of Red Lion Chambers unpacks how advances in forensic science finally unmasked Ryland Headley, jailed in 2025 for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Preserved swabs and palm prints lay dormant for decades until DNA-17 profiling produced a billion-to-one match
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
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