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The Serious Fraud Office risks alienating witnesses with new guidance, say Jonathan Pickworth & Joanna Dimmock

Dominic Regan tackles misrepresentation, fraud & injustice

 

Kathryn Garbett & Robin Preston-Jones discuss confidentiality clubs

Online fraud set to dominate early 21st century legal agenda

Online fraud is the great legal challenge of the early 21st century, says John Cooper QC

Alternative Power Solution Ltd v Central Electricity Board and another [2014] UKPC 31, [2014] All ER (D) 55 (Sep)

Polly Dyer & HHJ Michael Hopmeier assess the role & impact of DPAs at home & abroad

Kevin Dick follows the fight against conveyancing fraud

Merryck Lowe follows the progress of the Bribery Act six months down the line

Is civil recovery effective in settling overseas corruption investigations, asks David Corker

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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