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13 April 2018
Issue: 7788 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Weekly law digests

Accountant

R (on the application of Lewin) v Financial Reporting Council Ltd and others [2018] EWHC 446 (Admin) [2018] All ER (D) 178 (Mar)

Publication of the third defendant tribunal’s full report, finding the interested parties guilty of misconduct and also making unqualified findings of serious wrongdoings by the claimant, would not be unfair or unlawful. The Administrative Court, in dismissing the claimant’s application for judicial review, further held that fairness had required that the tribunal should have considered including a disclaimer, but that any interference with the claimant’s rights under Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights would be justified.

Arbitration

SEA2011 Inc v ICT Ltd [2018] EWHC 520 (Comm) [2018] All ER (D) 174 (Mar)

The Technology and Construction Court dismissed the claimant company’s challenge to an arbitrator’s jurisdiction, under s 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996. The jurisdictional challenge related to an arbitration which the defendant company had brought against the claimant, pursuant to an arbitration agreement in a sales agency agreement. The claimant submitted that the defendant was not

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

From mowing lawns to life at the Bar: Stephen Ward reflects on an unconventional career

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office

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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