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15 February 2018
Issue: 7781 / Categories: Legal News
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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse: sorting fact from fiction

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Substantive hearings at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) began last year after several false starts and resignation, so how is it doing now? Media reports have suggested it is scaling back its investigations or even becoming redundant. However, much of the reporting has been distorted or simply incorrect, writes Richard Scorer, partner at Slater & Gordon, in this week’s NLJ. He reviews the IICSA’s work to date and explains how it can perform a valuable function in separating fact from fiction, for example, on the Westminster allegations.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
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