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12 July 2007
Issue: 7281 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Profession
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CRACKING COMPLIANCE

In brief

A new solicitors’ practice will specialise in helping law firms with compliance and regulatory matters. The launch of the service—which will initially offer its services through the website www.lawcompliance.co.uk—coincides with the coming into force of the new Solicitors’ Code of Conduct. Areas covered by the company will include all aspects of the code, as well as money laundering and data protection. Founding director, Simon Young, who has written and lectured on compliance issues, says: “The whole area of compliance is changing so fast people are bewildered. Most firms simply won’t have the resources to keep up without help.”

Issue: 7281 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Profession
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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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