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Companies House, the ECCTA 2023 and new criminal sanctions

Mark Jones and Henry Watkinson detail the changes for Companies House introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, which mark a significant shift in the role of Companies House

Legal measures for the protection of animals

Kimberly Moore, author of 'The Case for the Legal Protection of Animals, Humanity’s Shared Destiny with the Animal Kingdom', presents the case for the protection of animals with meaningful and substantive laws

Drawbacks of Section 28 and pre-recorded cross-examinations

Lesley Manley analyses Section 28's impact, balancing witness protection with trial delays and potential injustices, urging procedural integrity and further evaluation

Improving the effectiveness of the Money Laundering Regulations

Niall Hearty considers the UK government’s consultation on reforms to the Money Laundering Regulations

Artificial intelligence hallucinations: present and future impact of generated misinformation

Following the issuance by the Bar Council of new guidance for barristers on generative artificial intelligence large language model systems, Mark Tsagas and Catherine Hobby discuss hallucinations and their potential impact

The National Crime Agency’s art world alert

Dr Angelika Hellweger outlines the main points in the National Crime Agency’s amber alert relating to the art storage sector, the factors that made it necessary and the challenges it presents

Insolvencies on the rise and the responsibilities of directors

Stephen Wade discusses some of the drivers of insolvencies and reminds directors of their responsibilities

Securing evidence from overseas: competition investigations and new law for the digital age

Peter Binning and Edward Hodgson look at a range of recent cases limiting the extraterritorial application of criminal (and civil) powers in enforcement cases against corporates, and consider how parliament is creating laws to overcome these problems, particularly in the field of big tech