James Hartley had an ‘out of body experience’ watching the actor John Hollingworth play him in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office. A Partner and National Head of Dispute Resolution at Freeths, James speaks to the Solicitors Journal about the Post Office case, what adequate justice would look like for those impacted, and the reforms that he would like to see as a result of the scandal.
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
Stuart O’Brien and Lucy Swart-Mallett review the hurdles facing the trustees of pension schemes in regard to environmental, social and governance issues
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
Following the issuance by the Bar Council of new guidance for barristers on generative artificial intelligence large language model systems, Mark Tsagas and Catherine Hobby discuss hallucinations and their potential impact