Jonathan Fisher KC
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Jonathan Fisher KC, Red Lion Chambers (redlionchambers.co.uk) & NLJ columnist. Newlawjournal.co.uk
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Jonathan Fisher KC, Red Lion Chambers (redlionchambers.co.uk) & NLJ columnist. Newlawjournal.co.uk
The Guralp case has given the Serious Fraud Office a welcome boost, writes Jonathan Fisher KC, but lessons can still be learned
The ‘failing to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility should be viewed as an opportunity & not a burden, says Jonathan Fisher KC
What are ‘adequate’ & ‘appropriate’ measures to take against money laundering? Jonathan Fisher KC urges regulators to exercise some restraint
With fraud accounting for 40% of all crime in England & Wales, Jonathan Fisher KC sets out how the new government might tackle it
Jonathan Fisher QC reports on responding to new fraud risks in the COVID-19 era
Jonathan Fisher QC, Anita Clifford & Olivia English discuss the impact of an acquittal on civil recovery proceedings
As part of an occasional series on international justice & the Rule of Law in other jurisdictions, Jonathan Fisher QC & Anita Clifford tackle misconceptions about corruption & international contract negotiations
Jonathan Fisher QC & Anita Clifford put the new arrangements for money laundering under the spotlight
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson
Firm awards training contracts to paralegals through internal programme
Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton
Private client disputes specialist joins commercial litigation team
Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood
Cumbria firm appoints new head of residential property
NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
A quiet month for employment cases still delivers key legal clarifications. In his latest Employment Law Brief for NLJ, Ian Smith reports that whistleblowing protection remains intact even where disclosures are partly self-serving, provided the worker reasonably believes they serve the ‘public interest’
Family law must shift from conflict-driven litigation to child-centred problem-solving, according to a major new report. Writing in NLJ this week, Caroline Bowden of Anthony Gold outlines findings showing overwhelming support for reform, with 92% agreeing lawyers owe duties to children as well as clients
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