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Public funding for justice has fallen by more than one-fifth in 13 years, Bar Council-commissioned research has shown

John Gould on why serious work is required to re-set the collective moral compass of those in Government & Parliament

Several Conservatives came a cropper when they placed their bets on the date of the 2024 general election

Secretive talks, tense negotiations & an ultimatum narrowly averted tragedy, writes William Gibson

The ‘failure to prevent’ fraud offence, now confirmed by the government, is big news for corporates.

The new ‘failure to prevent’ fraud criminal offence: Abigail Rushton & Rhys Novak set out the steps corporate bodies should be taking now to prepare

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its findings following a thematic review of in-house solicitors.

Everyone’s talking about ESG (environmental, social and governance), and regulatory change afoot in the EU and US will significantly expand the reporting obligations of companies with operations in either region.

Environmental, social & governance obligations are expanding their regulatory reach around the world: Simon Walsh considers the compliance frameworks in the EU & US

With an explosion of interest in governance in recent years, now is the time for you to add this qualification to your portfolio

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Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

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Human rights concerns for patients, prisoners & immigration detainees

Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned

Licensing fast-track for conveyancing & probate professionals

Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals

Stress at work? Join the (employment tribunal claim) queue

Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace

NLJ this week: Hard line drawn on vague points of dispute

In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners

NLJ this week: Supreme Court resets the rules on complex fraud trials

Could the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo unintentionally unsettle future complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores the question in NLJ this week

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Governance

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal