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Government plans shake-up of directors’ pay reporting and shareholder votes

Proposals to simplify corporate reporting would remove quoted companies’ annual advisory vote on directors’ remuneration, raising questions over shareholder oversight and the future operation of...

Rethinking sentencing for domestic homicide

Proposed changes to domestic homicide sentencing may address one disparity while creating others within an already complex framework

Carter-Ruck v SRA: legal privilege and the scope of regulatory investigations

The High Court has held that the SRA’s information-gathering powers under section 44B of the Solicitors Act 1974 do not extend to compelling the production...

A Stronger Planning Framework for a Changing Energy Market

New Opportunities for Renewables, Data Centres and High-Energy Development

When does a lenient sentence become unduly lenient?

The Fordingbridge case clarifies the high threshold for Court of Appeal intervention under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme

Court clarifies sanctions risk in charterparties

The Court of Appeal has clarified the evidential threshold for sanctions clauses, strengthening protections for shipowners facing uncertain compliance risks

When fraud investigations collide with legal privilege

Two recent judgments reveal how aggressive investigations may leave privilege intact yet still inflict severe procedural and strategic consequences

SJ Interview: Thom Brooks

Thom Brooks discusses fairer citizenship policy, immigration and sentencing