News in brief
The College of Law in Bloomsbury is on the look out for London solicitors willing to take part in its annual mentoring challenge. The scheme, which matches students with solicitors involved in practice areas in which they are interested, runs from 6 November through to May 2009. The programme also runs at the college’s other centres in London, Moorgate, Guildford, York, Chester and Birmingham.
Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team
Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role
Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert
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.
