Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8072

A recent decision (although subject to appeal) offers hope for victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud

Recent shocking instances of babies dying in prison have shone a light on the terrible conditions endured by pregnant and post-natal offenders in custody

There’s a double bill of tech in this week’s NLJ. Ian McDougall, EVP & general counsel, LexisNexis Legal & Professional, sets out what lawyers need to know about artificial intelligence (AI). Nick Barnard, partner, Corker Binning, reports on new legislative tools being used by enforcement agencies to seize, freeze or destroy cryptoassets

Litigation funding is a complicated beast. In this week’s NLJ, David Greene, senior partner, Edwin Coe, looks at the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill

Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, which published its 2,500-page final report this week, has called for a statutory duty of candour to be imposed on civil servants and healthcare leaders

Civil legal aid work is loss-making for the majority of providers, according to a devastating research paper published this week

Criminal and human rights practitioner Kirsty Brimelow KC has been elected vice chair of the Bar Council for 2025 

Public inquiry specialist Kim Harrison, principal lawyer at Slater & Gordon, has become president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil)

Barristers have urged greater use of remote hearings to help reduce the criminal cases backlog and expedite justice—as long as consistency and predictability can be improved

The High Court has quashed restrictions to public protest introduced last year by former Home Secretary Suella Braverman