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Man accused of murdering Mohammed Osman Khan cleared of all charges

Khurram Rashid, Solicitor Advocate at Knightswood Solicitors, who represented the defendant, discusses the details of this unusual case

Will tariffs Trump transactions?

Mikhail Vishnyakov and Gin Kynigos from Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP share their thoughts on the legal issues and contractual uncertainty facing businesses in the wake of the escalating imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs

Differences between evidence systems and their impact on litigation strategy

Hugo Keulers, a Partner at Lydian, shares his thoughts on the different rules on evidence taking in regard to technical matters between Anglo-Saxon and continental legal systems

Misunderstanding the rule of law

Raymond Wacks shares his concerns regarding the expansion of the rule of law to include the protection of human rights

Will the new Cyber Monitoring Centre’s categorisation scale really help?

Colin Hayes from Penningtons Manches Cooper shares his thoughts on whether the new cyber incident categorisation scale from the Cyber Monitoring Centre is likely to meet expectations

Joint Enterprise and tackling racial bias

Eithne Quinn, a Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at The University of Manchester, shares her thoughts on racial bias and injustice concerns related to the application of Joint Enterprise secondary liability rules and what solicitors can do to help build a fairer justice system

The Arbitration Act 2025 and maintaining London’s competitive edge

Matthew Weiniger KC and Ali Amerjee share their thoughts on the key reforms being brought in by the Arbitration Act 2025 aimed at ensuring that London maintains its status as the leading destination for global arbitration

Trump’s DEI policies can’t affect UK legal firms? Think again

As the Trump administration 2.0 continues to cause turmoil, Catherine Hobby, Kingsley Owusu and Robert Sizer explore the detrimental impact on UK diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) practices of events in the US and highlight the importance of positive action