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31 October 2012
Issue: 7536 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Andrea Coomber - Justice

Andrea Coomber has been appointed the new director of Justice

Andrea is currently legal director of the international human rights organisation, Interights. She will take up her post in February 2013.

Andrea replaces Roger Smith OBE, who has been director since 2001. She will be Justice’s fifth director in its 55-year history.

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, chair of Justice’s council, says: “Andrea’s experience and dynamism will be a huge asset to Justice and its work on the rule of law, human rights and access to justice. I am confident she will be an exceptional director in the busy time ahead. I very much look forward to working with her.”

Issue: 7536 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

From mowing lawns to life at the Bar: Stephen Ward reflects on an unconventional career

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office

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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