Crime

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15 Apr 2024

The fallout from the Post Office Horizon scandal: legal professionals under fire

Dr Stephen Castell discusses the need for due accountability and redress from the legal professionals who were responsible for the Post Office Horizon miscarriage of justice

11 Apr 2024

The UK Modern Slavery Act at nine: an assessment

Jasmin Kreutzer and Christos Kypraios review the progress made by the Modern Slavery Act since its implementation and the recent reversal of that progress being caused by the current government’s approach to immigration

10 Apr 2024

Preparing for a dawn raid

Lloyd Firth highlights some of the practical and legal matters that companies and individuals should have front of mind in the event of an unannounced visit by a UK law enforcement agency

9 Apr 2024

Anti-SLAPP legislation in the UK: where are we now?

Erin Ferguson and Justin Borg-Barthet share their views on why there is a need for stronger commitment from the UK in regard to its efforts to combat strategic lawsuits against public participation

8 Apr 2024

Seeing is deceiving: manipulated digital content, deepfakes and the law

Chloe Flascher takes a closer look at the dangers of deepfakes and the legal protections introduced by the Online Safety Act in England and Wales

5 Apr 2024

Companies House, the ECCTA 2023 and new criminal sanctions

Mark Jones and Henry Watkinson detail the changes for Companies House introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, which mark a significant shift in the role of Companies House

5 Apr 2024

Legal measures for the protection of animals

Kimberly Moore, author of 'The Case for the Legal Protection of Animals, Humanity’s Shared Destiny with the Animal Kingdom', presents the case for the protection of animals with meaningful and substantive laws

4 Apr 2024

Drawbacks of Section 28 and pre-recorded cross-examinations

Lesley Manley analyses Section 28's impact, balancing witness protection with trial delays and potential injustices, urging procedural integrity and further evaluation