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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

The fracas post-PACCAR and the impact on litigation funding

Following the Supreme Court’s shock ruling in July, Emma Carr and Christopher Richards share their thoughts on two subsequent judgments and consider whether there is any more certainty on PACCAR's reach

The UK’s approach to the regulation of stablecoins

Jeremy Barnett sets out the proposed approach to regulating stablecoins being adopted by the UK and the need for an accelerated standard on the auditing of cryptocurrencies

We’re breaking the menopause taboo, but the legal sector has a long way to go

Amandeep Khasriya discusses how the menopause affects women in the legal sector and celebrates the progress made at law firm Moore Barlow

The Leasehold and Freehold Bill: what do the proposals mean?

Mark Chick provides an overview of the changes proposed in the King’s Speech and what these might mean for leaseholders

Clarity from the Supreme Court: no break for employers on holiday pay

Sejal Raja explores the background to the recent Supreme Court ruling, the law that came before, the details of the decision, and what it means for workers and their employers