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Goodwin advises on SEG’s acquisition of Frischke

Goodwin supported Smart Energy Group's acquisition of Frischke, enhancing SEG's innovative building technology platform

Legal Ombudsman must improve pace

The Law Society urges the Legal Ombudsman Service to enhance efficiency, resolve complaints, and control backlogs

Parliament debates bill to outlaw deepfakes

The House of Lords discusses a bill criminalising non-consensual deepfakes and protecting victims from digital abuse

Dentons bolsters tax team in london

Dentons hires Neil McKnight as Tax Partner, marking a strong year for UKIME region expansion

Courts reform to see quicker justice

Government proposes bold reforms to reduce backlog, speed up trials, and deliver justice for victims

Sentencing Council introduces new guideline for strangulation and suffocation offences

The Sentencing Council has issued a new sentencing guideline for the offences of strangulation and suffocation in England and Wales, set to take effect from 1 January 2025

Clarke Willmott advises on major merger

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP facilitated Langdowns DFK’s merger with Shaw Gibbs accountants

Naomi Campbell and Fashion for Relief: charity or vanity?

Liz Brownsell, Partner and Head of Charities at Birketts LLP, sheds light on the governance and financial failings involving Fashion for Relief and asks whether the organisation should have been registered as a charity in the first place