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Criminal injuries compensation case examines life expectancy

A case before the First Tier Tribunal - Criminal Injuries Compensation has provided practitioners with important guidance on life expectancy

SJ Interview: James Hartley

James Hartley had an ‘out of body experience’ watching the actor John Hollingworth play him in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office A Partner and National Head of Dispute Resolution at Freeths, James speaks to the Solicitors Journal about the Post Office case, what adequate justice would look like for those impacted, and the reforms that he would like to see as a result of the scandal.

The UK government’s consultation on the Money Laundering Regulations

Steve Smith assesses the government’s consultation in the context of the legal profession

The fallout from the Post Office Horizon scandal: legal professionals under fire

Dr Stephen Castell discusses the need for due accountability and redress from the legal professionals who were responsible for the Post Office Horizon miscarriage of justice

The UK Modern Slavery Act at nine: an assessment

Jasmin Kreutzer and Christos Kypraios review the progress made by the Modern Slavery Act since its implementation and the recent reversal of that progress being caused by the current government’s approach to immigration

Preparing for a dawn raid

Lloyd Firth highlights some of the practical and legal matters that companies and individuals should have front of mind in the event of an unannounced visit by a UK law enforcement agency

Anti-SLAPP legislation in the UK: where are we now?

Erin Ferguson and Justin Borg-Barthet share their views on why there is a need for stronger commitment from the UK in regard to its efforts to combat strategic lawsuits against public participation

Seeing is deceiving: manipulated digital content, deepfakes and the law

Chloe Flascher takes a closer look at the dangers of deepfakes and the legal protections introduced by the Online Safety Act in England and Wales