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21 May 2025
Issue: 8117 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Charities
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The Bar v the Bench: who’s the fastest?

The Bar v the Bench race has returned, this time with solicitors entering the fray

Teams from the Bar (led by last year's Bar Council chair Sam Townend KC), Bench (led by High Court judge Sir Adam Constable) and Law Society (led by chief executive Ian Jeffery) will go head-to-head and race 10km around the London Legal Walk’s route to help raise money for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST).

Last year, 18,000 people took part, raising more than £1m. Townend said: ‘Everyone in the legal profession will join us to push the sum raised to over £1m again this year’.

The London Legal Walk takes place on Tuesday 17 June. 

Issue: 8117 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Charities
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway

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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