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City law firms to see corporate crime work to rise

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 heightens corporate criminal liability, pushing businesses to reinforce anti-fraud compliance by September 2025

Helpline moves to Nottingham Law School

Support Through Court relocates its National Helpline to Nottingham Law School, expanding access to legal support

Media merger laws updated for digital

The UK government will modernise media merger laws, expanding protections to online news sites and magazines

Memery Crystal guides £26.4m Trinity bid

Memery Crystal advises Lease Operators Ltd on £264m acquisition of Trinity Exploration PLC, boosting production capacity.

Clarke Willmott hires regulatory expert

Clarke Willmott strengthens its regulatory team in Southampton by appointing renowned lawyer Tim Williamson as partner

Is arbitration the big winner of Mexico’s 'democratisation' of its judiciary?

Eduardo Bereterbide explains how Mexico’s judicial reform threatens judicial independence, positioning arbitration as a safer route for impartiality

The collapse of BHS: directors’ liability for wrongful trading and misfeasance

Dr Anil Balan, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Legal Education at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, discusses the implications of the ruling that found former directors of BHS liable for wrongful trading and misfeasance

Legal Aid Crisis Deepens, SLAB Report Shows

New SLAB report highlights decline in legal aid funding and solicitor participation, warning of urgent crisis