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The winding down of the Financial Reporting Council cannot be allowed to halt progress

Paul Brehony discusses the current state of play concerning the legislation on audit and corporate governance reforms

The win–win world of legal apprenticeships

Jane Robson looks at the value of apprenticeships as an alternative route into the legal profession and its ability to foster growth, diversity and excellence

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...

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...

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...