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Civil legal aid reform: restoring access to justice or running out of time?

Sonia Kalsi, an Associate Professor (Teaching) at the Faculty of Laws at University College London and Deputy Director (Teaching & Learning) of the Faculty’s Centre for Access to Justice, asks whether it’s too late to save civil legal aid

Confiscation of Russian assets: the birth of a ‘nuclear’ justice deterrent

Dr Jason McCue, Senior Partner at McCue Jury & Partners, explains that the opportunity must not be missed to adopt a ‘nuclear justice’ deterrent to end Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and in order to build a broader coalition for peace

The Cyber Monitoring Centre’s new cyber risk categorisation scale: a tool to transform underwriting?

Edward Lewis, the CEO of CyXcel, provides his thoughts on the potential of the new cyber risk categorisation framework produced by the Cyber Monitoring Centre to transform cyber insurance

Striking workers are protected against detriment by the Blacklisting Regulations

Glenn Hayes, a Partner at Hill Dickinson, dissects the ruling in Morais and Ors v Ryanair DAC and what it means in practice for workers involved in official industrial action

The value of feminine leadership

To mark International Women’s Day, Nikki Edwards, President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA), shares her thoughts on pushing for real change in the legal profession in terms of gender equality at the partnership level

Why human expertise matters in placing flexible legal talent

Rebekah Stafford, Vice President at Epiq Counsel, shares her thoughts on flexible legal talent solutions in the modern workplace

Vento bands – a cautionary tale for judges and practitioners

Kaajal Nathwani, a Partner at Osborne & Wise, assesses several recent judgments by the Employment Appeal Tribunal regarding the assessment of compensation for injury to feelings and the importance of careful analysis and supporting evidence

Domestic abuse, suicide and manslaughter

In this article, Laurence Toczek, considers the challenges faced by the Crown Prosecution Service in securing a manslaughter conviction in situations where domestic abuse and suicide have taken place