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09 October 2014
Issue: 7625 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Space detectives

Lift off for the world’s first “space detective agency”!

The company, Air and Space Evidence, will provide an unprecedented service offering data from Earth Observation technologies to be used as evidence in legal and insurance cases. It will specialise in providing photographic, Earth observation and radar based imagery from satellites, unmanned aerial systems and aircraft as evidence in legal or insurance cases.

It is run by Ray Harris, Professor of Geography at University College London (UCL), Ray Purdy, visiting senior research fellow at the Faculty of Laws, UCL, and Peter Hjerp, Institute of European Environmental Policy associate.

Issue: 7625 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law announces partner promotion and new hires amid a record year for enquiries

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis wills and probate team extends reach with two appointments

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown

NEWS
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
Artificial intelligence does not demand a wholesale rewrite of liability law, argues an article challenging claims that new technology has created an accountability gap
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
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