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Failing survivors: what is going wrong in tackling violence against women and girls

Sasha Rozansky, a Partner at Deighton Pierce Glynn, takes a look at the disappointing findings set out in the National Audit Office’s report on tackling violence against women and girls and asks whether the failings may lead to a breach of the public sector equality duty

High Court rules on housing allocation dispute

The High Court quashed a housing allocation decision after procedural errors were identified

High Court upholds interim relief for vulnerable claimant

High Court enforces interim relief for a vulnerable claimant against local council and Home Office

Why judicial review is crucial to address the failures in the SESRO approval process

Christopher Lockhart-Mummery KC, Associate Member of Landmark Chambers, shares his thoughts on why the approval process for a new reservoir, otherwise known as the South East Strategic Reservoir Option, should be the subject of a judicial review

Learning lessons from the past: what hope for real change at the Post Office and continued public confidence in statutory inquiries?

As the Post Office Inquiry comes to a close, Catherine Hobby and Dr Elaine Yerby assess whether the proceedings will bring lasting change to the organisation and why reform at the Post Office is crucial for ongoing public confidence in public inquiries

Legal aid: the need to re-grow from the desert

Dr Jo Wilding, a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sussex, discusses the legal aid crisis in the UK and possible solutions to addressing access to justice challenges

From peaks to troughs: the complexities of valuing cryptocurrencies for damages

Chia Ling Koh and Zhen Kai Giam provide a case note on Fantom Foundation Ltd v Multichain Foundation Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 173

From bribery to false representation: civil fraud explained

Tim Thompson explains the remedies available to those who have suffered financial harm due to fraudulent misrepresentation or deceit