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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published a speech by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Max Hill KC, to the Oxford University Law Faculty on 24 February 2023 which highlights how prosecutors apply centuries of legislation to contemporary crime.

In this week’s NLJ, Michael Zander KC reports on research out this week that reveals the government’s plan to tackle low conviction rates in rape cases has been based on a fundamentally flawed premise.

The government’s action plan on conviction rates in rape cases has been based upon a fundamentally flawed premise, as Michael Zander KC explains

The insanity defence and legal burdens of proof come under the scrutiny of Simon Parsons, associate lecturer at Bath Spa University, in this week’s NLJ.

Is the ‘golden thread’ of Woolmington wearing thin? Simon Parsons examines the insanity defence & legal burdens of proof

“Threat intelligence is at the very core of our MDR service and is what allows us to focus in on the specific tactics, techniques and procedures that are being employed to target our clients’ sectors.” Q&A with David Allan, founder and Managing Director at CYSIAM

Magda Zima & Alice Trotter explore what INTERPOL’s digital metaverse twin means in the rapidly changing virtual landscape

With the authority of the President of the Family Division, Mr Justice Peel, as the judge in charge of the Standard Orders Group, has issued a series of draft orders prepared by the Ministry of Justice after consultation with relevant stakeholders and a review by the Standard Orders Group.

The government has rejected MPs’ recommendation to review and re-sentence all Imprisonment for Public Protections (IPP) sentences currently being served.

The Home Office has published a report on the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA 2016), which discusses the findings of an internal review that was conducted into the operation of the IPA 2016 to determine whether it remains fit for purpose.

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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

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International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

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"There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’

Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot

NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake

The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’

NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’

A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes

NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?

After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent

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