Criminal

Ministers will pilot youth intervention courts for repeat offenders as part of an overall package of support to stop young people becoming involved in crime

Judges could be issued with a guideline for the offence of using violence to secure entry, which is often committed in a domestic abuse context

Fewer cases, faster outcomes? James Tyler considers the future of enforcement at the Financial Conduct Authority

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has become ‘a very different organisation’ under its new enforcement leadership, writes James Tyler, of counsel at Peters & Peters LLP, in the latest issue of NLJ

A government commitment to increase legal aid fees for criminal barristers has still not been implemented five months after being announced in December 2025

A quiet revolution has occurred in the CILEX section of the legal profession

UK law enforcement is failing to use the tools at its disposal, argue Ashley Fairbrother & Rhys Evans

A pioneering cryptoasset recovery case has exposed an arguable failure by UK law enforcement to use powers already available under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Writing in NLJ this week, Ashley Fairbrother and Rhys Evans of Edmonds Marshall McMahon recount how their client, a US citizen duped in a devastating romance fraud, lost nearly $1m after being manipulated by a fake ‘Kensington-based diplomat’

Prosecutors will speed up preparations for charging hate crimes, under Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance issued in response to the surge in antisemitic incidents

A wave of scandals has reignited debate over misconduct in public office, criticised as unclear and inconsistently applied. Writing in NLJ this week, Alice Lepeuple of WilmerHale says the offence’s ‘vagueness, overbreadth & inconsistent deployment’ have undermined confidence