Issue: Vol 175, Issue 8121

Daniel Khalife’s escape from HM Wandsworth strapped by a pair of trousers beneath the chassis of a delivery van grabbed public attention back in 2023. In this week’s NLJ, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges, Red Lion Chambers, examine how spies have previously been sentenced in the UK, the core principles involved, the increasingly close link between terrorism and espionage offences, and why they expect the number of prosecutions in this area to grow

Sailesh Mehta & Theo Burges consider the sentencing of Daniel Khalife & the growing intersection between terrorism & espionage offences

The president’s citation practice guidance covers ‘citable’ judgments. But what does that really mean, asks David Burrows

Reversing the decision in PACCAR & proposals for wider change have been widely welcomed but how likely are many of them to be implemented? David Greene reports

The rules and regulations on debanking (where a bank terminates its relationship with a customer) are due to change next year. In this week’s NLJ, David Hamilton, partner at Howard Kennedy, sets out the likely changes and explores the implications for payment services firms

David Hamilton on how the UK’s new debanking rules reshape financial services risk management

Government plans to charge 20% VAT on private school fees are lawful, the High Court has held

A statutory inquiry into grooming gangs, strengthened rape laws, and mandatory reporting will be introduced, the home secretary Yvette Cooper has said

Credit hire organisations must pay defendants’ costs when claimants are unsuccessful, the Court of Appeal has held

Clients are paying more for legal services, but have more pricing transparency and a greater selection of remote options available