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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

Reporting domestic abuse when immigration issues exist

Mani Singh Basi discusses the issues that arise when there is a link between domestic abuse and immigration in the family law context

Burial reform set to breathe new life into funerary legislation

Matthew Morton provides an overview of the Law Commission’s review of the law governing how we dispose of the bodies of our loved ones when they die