The word ‘neurotechnology’ conjures images of dystopian sci-fi landscapes, but this is an emerging area of law and you’re reading NLJ, not watching the latest Christopher Nolan screening
Fraud, money-laundering and other financial crimes are difficult to prosecute, and the enforcement agencies such as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have had a patchy record of success to date, but is that about to change?
The Bar Council has called for a ‘whole system review’ of criminal justice through a Royal Commission, in written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into the backlog in the criminal courts
Controversial ‘enhanced’ searches at Stratford Magistrates’ Court have been dropped, following complaints about heavy-handed security
This year’s London International Disputes Week (LIDW) was bigger than ever with predictions on the future of disputes funding and trends in global enforcement of judgments among the topics up for discussion
Insurers have lost a claim for priority over uninsured losses where money has been recovered, in a shipping case
More than a quarter of parties in some areas of England and Wales are unrepresented in public family law cases, which determine whether a child should be removed into local authority care
Research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has identified multiple factors explaining why candidates from certain ethnic groups perform better than others in professional legal assessments
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch
Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice
Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr
Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team
Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown
Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team
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