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27 October 2021
Issue: 7954 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Family
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Resolution Family Award winners

The winners of the Resolution Awards 2021 have been revealed

Three extra categories were added this year to family lawyers group Resolution’s annual awards: the YRes Rising Star, won by Taylor Rose solicitor Marjana Uddin; the Resilience Award, for ‘going above and beyond for clients’, won by Anthony Gold solicitor Fiona Lyon, who founded a topical talk-show during the pandemic; and the Working in Collaboration Award, won by family therapist Adele Ballantyne, Eleda Consultancy. The John Cornwell Award went to Peter Jones of Jones, Myers Family Law, who has been at the forefront of change in the profession.

Issue: 7954 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Family
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Deborah Bufton

mfg Solicitors—Deborah Bufton

Law firm boosts residential property team with new associate appointment

Flint Bishop—Russell Bainbridge

Flint Bishop—Russell Bainbridge

Flint Bishop lands corporate partner from Knights amid Sheffield growth drive

Bird & Bird—Huw Edwards

Bird & Bird—Huw Edwards

Bird Bird appoints expert tech patent litigator as new partner in London

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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