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Redefining responsibility: the evolution of corporate criminal liability in the UK

Exploring the UK's landmark shift in corporate criminal law and its implications

Will legal aid, as with so many other public services, simply be co-opted into a system of managed decline?

Daniel Newman, Professor in Law at Cardiff University, Emma Cooke, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, and Jess Mant, a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, discuss the findings from their recent project funded by the British Academy on the legal aid sector

200 Years of the Law Society – A Moment to Reflect about Legal Aid

The 200th anniversary of the Law Society of England and Wales marks an occasion to celebrate but also to reflect on the continued erosion of legal aid, our recent wins and the urgent need for sustainability

Why human expertise matters in placing flexible legal talent

Rebekah Stafford, Vice President at Epiq Counsel, shares her thoughts on flexible legal talent solutions in the modern workplace

Vento bands – a cautionary tale for judges and practitioners

Kaajal Nathwani, a Partner at Osborne & Wise, assesses several recent judgments by the Employment Appeal Tribunal regarding the assessment of compensation for injury to feelings and the importance of careful analysis and supporting evidence

Domestic abuse, suicide and manslaughter

In this article, Laurence Toczek, considers the challenges faced by the Crown Prosecution Service in securing a manslaughter conviction in situations where domestic abuse and suicide have taken place

Securing a sustainable future and restoring trust in the water sector

Bhikhu Samat, a Legal Director in the energy team at Shakespeare Martineau, shares his thoughts on how the water sector should go about securing a sustainable future and regaining public trust

Managing seized crypto: are we missing an opportunity?

Matthew Cowie and Ulrich Schmidt review the most recent UK criminal justice crypto case of R v Boys, Caton and Robinson and conclude that despite this prosecution success, questions remain about whether the UK enforcement regime is using seized crypto-assets effectively and profitably