Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls, is to retire at the start of October, according to a spokesperson from the Judicial Office. He will then be 73, and could have carried on until the age of 75. John Dyson, who attended Leeds Grammar School and then Wadham College, Oxford, was a Supreme Court Justice from 2010 to 2012. He has spoken out against legal aid cuts and “disproportionate” court fees in recent months, and warned that the rise in litigants in person may have led to injustices. The process to appoint his successor is in progress.
11 February 2016
Dyson to step down
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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
Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton
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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