Crime

Articles

Changes in SRA enforcement: what the increase in fining powers means for solicitors under misconduct investigation

Andrew Katzen assesses the changing attitude and impact of the higher fining powers available to the Solicitors Regulation Authority in regard to misconduct investigations

Sizing up the de-banking clampdown

Stephen Elam and Florence Sandberg examine the latest de-banking developments and consider where banks and customers stand now

Domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings

Olivia Piercy and Anita Mehta ask whether it is the time to discuss some of the outstanding issues concerning economic abuse in family law proceedings

SLAPP suits – lessons for the UK from the South African experience

Max du Plessis SC and Toni Palmer share lessons from the South African courts on dealing with strategic lawsuits against public participation

Bringing disputes in from the ether: the crypto-asset legal landscape in England

James Rogers, Lizzie Shimmin and Michaela Croft provide a breakdown of the English court rulings shaping the developing legal landscape for crypto-assets

Deepfakes and fraud: an ever-increasing risk

Mark Jones and Henry Watkinson discuss recent examples of deepfakes being used for nefarious purposes and the possible avenues for prosecutors

The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill will do little to salvage damaged reputations

Antony Lane provide his thoughts on the groundbreaking piece of legislation aimed at exonerating those wrongly convicted as part of the Horizon scandal

Rape Review progress report: ‘could do better’

Kate Chanter and Bethan Cowlam pick apart the government’s progress report