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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

Christopher David and Abigail Maton-Howarth present their opinion on the new failure to prevent fraud offence and the government’s decision to target large organisations

Family law: legal advice and assistance, but not as we know it?

Tony Roe provides his views on the government’s new pilot on legal advice for parents/carers facing challenges when agreeing child arrangements

Closing the gender gap at the partnership level of the legal profession

Tim Sales shares his experience of attempting to balance life as a partner committed to his career as a litigator and a father, and why highlighting such actions by males within the profession is important to closing the gender gap

Private prosecutions play a vital role in our justice system – the Post Office scandal should not undermine that

Andrew Marshall shares his views on the role of private prosecutions in light of potential reforms instigated by the Post Office scandal

Amplifying or interfering? Social media’s impact on criminal investigations

Almost a year since Nicola Bulley’s disappearance, a case that saw unprecedented levels of social media attention, Dr Honor Doro Townshend asks what can we learn from the case?

The cum-ex scandal explained: the enforcement net widens

In this first instalment, Stewart Hey, Hugh Gunson and Rachel Warren explain the background to the cum-ex scandal and the criminal and civil proceedings being brought in jurisdictions around the world

Why clarity matters: lessons from Ventura Capital GP Ltd v DnaNudge Ltd

Dr Anil Balan provides an overview of the ruling, which highlights the importance of clarity in articles of association, and the implications for companies

The importance of the reforms put forward in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Katie Cohen shares her opinion on the scope of the leasehold and freehold reforms proposed by the UK government