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Artificial Intelligence: the beginning of the end of employment lawyers or the rise of a new world?

Kaajal Nathwani looks at the current state of play in regard to the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment law.

The year in review: 2023’s key police law developments

As the year comes to a close, Emelia Bezant-Gahan reviews the main developments to policing legislation in 2023 and the possible wider implications

The details of the fine imposed on Equifax Ltd by the Financial Conduct Authority

Hywel Jenkins and Kate Macmillan dissect the recent fine imposed by the UK financial services regulator over the data breach suffered by Equifax Ltd

SJ Interview: Jamie Goldsmith KC

Jamie Goldsmith KC is a barrister and founder of Pro Bono Connect, a network that matches pro bono barristers and solicitors. He talks to Solicitors Journal about his latest venture, the launch of the UK’s first pro bono litigation support service

Rome is burning: the need for a ‘nuclear’ justice deterrent

Dr Jason McCue shares his views on the route to international peace and justice in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the delivery of real reparations and the need for a ‘nuclear’ justice deterrent

Legal system in crisis: tougher sentences and extended police powers alone are not effective countermeasures to combat crime

Mark Tsagas, Olubunmi Onafuwa and Patrick Glennon-Farris share their thoughts on the proposed changes to the criminal justice system and policing powers contained within the King’s Speech

A collision course with the law: the seismic importance of the Supreme Court’s Rwanda judgment

Romit Bhandari shares his views on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in AAA (Syria) & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42 (15 November 2023)

Evolution, not revolution: the Law Commission’s recommendations for reform of the Arbitration Act 1996

Adam Tahsin and Marius B. Gass discuss the Law Commission’s key recommendations and their likely impact on arbitration in England and Wales