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Lal Akhter

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Lal Akhter is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an unregistered barrister, and an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) specialist at Docket Live, Leicester.
Fellow
Lal Akhter is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an unregistered barrister, and an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) specialist at Docket Live, Leicester.
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Masood Ahmed & Lal Akhter discuss lawyers’ responsibilities in the age of AI hallucinations
Lal Akhter & Masood Ahmed discuss judicial guidance on staying proceedings in breach of an arbitration agreement
Agency fees or expert fees? Masood Ahmed & Lal Akhter clarify the rules surrounding fees paid to a medical reporting organisation when assessing costs
Masood Ahmed & Lal Akhter consider the high hurdle to clear before a court will grant indemnity costs on the basis of unreasonable conduct
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert

NEWS
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct? 
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