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NewsNew 'failure to prevent' offences on the way, former LC predicts
Sir Robert Buckland KC MP tells lawyers that he expects amendments to Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.
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NewsWales to 'declutter' statute book
Simplification of the law marks a further step towards a separate jurisdiction.
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NewsDirectors owe sliding scale of duties to creditors, SC rules
Judgment in BTI v Sequana addresses fiduciary duties when a company is at risk of insolvency.
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NewsMaster of rolls questions 'impenetrable' client documents
Law Society defends 22-page model conditional fee agreement in landmark costs-challenge appeal.
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NewsThinktank puts ECHR withdrawal back on Tory agenda
Government was right to drop Dominic Raab’s proposed bill of rights - but must now go further, Policy Exchange argues.
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NewsRaab’s human rights reform shelved
Bill of Rights Bill ’is unlikely to progress in its current form’, BBC reports.
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NewsRwanda asylum deal not legally binding: Law Society
Chancery Lane submits evidence to Lords inquiry on the UK-Rwanda memorandum of understanding.
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NewsRaab rejects ‘flawed’ UN criticism of Bill of Rights
Government will respond 'robustly' to letter from special rapporteurs on human rights issues.
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NewsCourt of Appeal to consider crypto ‘duty of care’
Issue is 'of considerable importance', Lady Justice Andrews rules in litigation involving bitcoin entrepreneur Dr Craig Wright.
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NewsRights culture 'causing confusion and distress', says attorney general
Suella Braverman warns against 'the gold-plating of the protected characteristic of gender reassignment'.
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NewsGovernment urged to end 'legal limbo' for unmarried couples
Cross-party group of MPs backs opt-out cohabitation scheme recommended by Law Commission 15 years ago.
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NewsPrepare now for 'internet of brains' - Law Society
Horizon-scanning report examines the legal and professional questions raised by developments in neurotechnology.
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News‘Unduly lenient’ powers to be reviewed
Law Commission announces comprehensive examination of laws of criminal appeal.
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NewsNew category of personal property proposed for crypto law
'Data objects' could sit alongside 'things in possession' and 'things in action' to clarify legal status, Law Commission suggests.
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NewsMoR proposes ‘major new project’ to boost blockchain
Big economic prize would follow if government takes the right steps, Sir Geoffrey Vos tells bankers.
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NewsE-scooters: legalise but regulate, says consumer body
Claims process 'unnecessarily arduous' for victims of accidents involving illegal use of vehicles.
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NewsDropping the pilot: Law Commission examines robot planes
Review will identify the legal challenges and opportunities linked to the introduction of highly automated systems into the aviation sector.
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NewsLaw reform could bring in weddings on the beach
Chancery Lane welcomes Law Commission proposals to reform 'confusing, out-of-date and restrictive' laws.
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NewsArtificial intelligence rules to require human liability
Government promises 'pro innovation approach' to regulating robots.
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NewsNew offence proposed for intimate image sharing
Law Commission recommends reform of legislation pre-dating the smartphone era.