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02 August 2007
Issue: 7284 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Profession
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What future for justice?

In brief

NLJ’s unflinching commentary on the state of the legal system is attracting attention from legal commentators (see NLJ, 27 July 2007). Writing in The Times Online last Friday, Michael Herman refers to “legal giants” pouring scorn on Labour’s record, adding that “leading legal figures including Michael Mansfield QC, attack the Government over a series of issues including the independence of the judiciary, intervention in the legal system and failure to uphold the rule of law”. In today’s issue Professor Michael Zander QC reports on the government’s mismanagement of the Ministry of Justice (see this issue
pp 1100–01).

Issue: 7284 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Profession
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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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