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The government has responded to the Justice Committee’s fourth report of Session 2022—2023 titled ‘Fraud and the Justice System’, which made 18 recommendations in relation to supporting victims, working with industry and tackling, investigating, prosecuting and disrupting fraud. 
The mysterious case of the misidentified tenant is the subject of an NLJ article this week by Falcon Chambers barristers Caroline Shea KC & Thomas Rothwell. 
Victims of revenge porn should be granted anonymity, writes Emily McFadden, associate at Bolt Burdon Kemp, in this week’s NLJ.
Nearly a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, what’s the latest on the UK’s economic crime and sanctions regime? Cameron Brown KC, Red Lion Chambers, and Olivia Haggar, 5KBW, assess the effectiveness of the UK’s efforts to date, in this week’s NLJ.
Solicitors do not always understand the difference between an estimate and a budget, but it’s an important distinction, writes Jack Ridgway, chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week’s NLJ.
Remote working is here to stay for lawyers, whether firms like it or not. But, if firms don’t… what can they actually do about it? Writing in this week’s NLJ, barrister and journalist Veronica Cowan explores the extent of home working and surrounding attitudes to the practice within the legal profession.
What are the elements of a three-dimensional trade mark? Writing with reference to recent case law, Laura Trapnell, partner & head of IP, Paris Smith Solicitors, sets out the key points in a useful article in this week’s NLJ.

The Law Society has sent a letter before action to the Lord Chancellor, Dominic Raab, urging him to increase defence solicitors’ legal aid pay rates or face a judicial review.

Lawyers have welcomed the ‘long overdue’ review into civil legal aid, but expressed concern about the timescale and called for immediate action to prevent collapse.
Lawyers recognised in King Charles III’s first New Year honours list include British-American litigator Dr Ann Olivarius, who acted in a pioneering case for a YouTube celebrity subjected to online revenge porn.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Suzie Fisher

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Suzie Fisher

Cumbria firm appoints long-serving lawyer as new managing director

Taylor Wessing—Kim Wedral

Taylor Wessing—Kim Wedral

Employment specialist joins Cambridge office as partner

Mewburn Ellis—Amy Crouch

Mewburn Ellis—Amy Crouch

Patent litigation offering boosted by partner appointment

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