Procedures

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Draconian law cheats Hillsborough families out of compensation

Urgent law review needed to reflect modern society, say lawyers

How useful are DPAs to 'the defendant?

Deferred prosecution agreements can reduce costs and potentially lead to further prosecutions, but for companies they have few advantages over a guilty plea, writes Ben Henriques

Criminalisation of doping in sport

Dr Gregory Ioannidis considers whether the public interest can justify a coercive response to anti-doping violations in sport

Brexit will harm UK's ability to combat cyber attacks, say experts

Covert policing barrister takes aim at IP Bill for not being sufficiently precise to meet minimum legal standards

New 'failure to prevent' offences in corruption crackdown

Lawyers react to government plans on extending scope of economic crimes

Government must put its money where its mouth is to fight corruption, say lawyers

Serious Fraud Office needs increased funding to level the playing field in war on corruption

The deep dark web

To protect client information from data thefts and government surveillance, firms might have to adopt an approach first developed to facilitate illegal activity, writes Ernest Aduwa

How to respond to online banking fraud

Sophia Purkis and Lisa Serrant advise solicitors on the steps clients should take to recover stolen money, particularly where the bank refuses to make a refund