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16 March 2022
Issue: 7971 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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Help fight fraud

A call for evidence on ways to tackle fraud has been issued by the House of Lords Committee on the Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud
Legal professionals and victims of fraud are invited to submit their views by midday on 22 April. The committee will look at how Fraud Act provisions are used in practice, the potential for legislative reform, how the Act applies to online and digital fraud and what more needs to be done. Committee chair Baroness Morgan said the amount of fraud being committed was ‘horrifying’. Read more here.
Issue: 7971 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Winckworth Sherwood—David Fendt

Winckworth Sherwood—David Fendt

Restructuring and insolvency practice strengthened by partner hire

Gateley Legal—Billy Poulter & Shay Moore

Gateley Legal—Billy Poulter & Shay Moore

North West residential development team welcomes partner and associate

Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt

Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt

Family law boutique expands London team with legal director hire

NEWS
Some employment law controversies never disappear—they merely lie dormant
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming legal practice, but its successful adoption depends as much on culture as technology
The fallout from Lord Mandelson’s appointment and dismissal as UK ambassador to Washington raises profound questions about constitutional governance, accountability and political appointments
Pastries may be in the firing line while kebabs escape scrutiny, but the reality is far more nuanced
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dillon highlights a central tension in modern public law: rights may be recognised without being fully realised
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