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This month, David Walbank QC examines one of the longest established principles of criminal law: the courts’ approach to the concept of insanity
Reform is needed when juries are summoned for inquests, says David Regan
Ground rents get corny; That silky feeling; Distance law; Service charge dispute costs; Revised civil forms
Former District Judge Stephen Gold casts a judge’s eye on remote observation and recording of cases
Challenging an arbitration award on jurisdiction: the ‘rehearing’ nature of a section 67 challenge by Ravi Aswani & Valya Georgieva
Leasehold law: a blessing or a burden? Alec Samuels discusses the much-anticipated Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022

Cross at court; 9.25% interesting; One-way judgment attack; 18 plus and sch 1; Who pays for the ATE?; Divorce update

Former District Judge Stephen Gold looks at the restrictions on domestic violence perpetrators cross-examining victims, in this week’s Civil Way. While the relevant sections of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 are still not in force, ‘we remain under starter’s orders’
One quarter-century after the Arbitration Act 1996, what’s working and what requires change? In the second part of a series of articles, Ravi Aswani, of 36 Stone, and Valya Georgieva, of Penningtons Manches Cooper, look at the process of challenging an arbitration award on jurisdiction

In this week’s 'Civil Way', former District Judge Stephen Gold shines his light on the debt respite scheme, specifically a case where a debtor benefited from a mental health crisis moratorium, rendering the eviction and sale of a flat null and void

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway

NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
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.

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