Chris Bryden & Michael Salter discuss some of the key developments of 2013 & share a few predictions...
Mediation to take centre stage as the default ADR technique
Third reading of Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill
SRA launches 12-week consultation into education & training regulation
Independent practice rights for CILEx fellows
Bar chair-elect calls for abolition of LSB
Supreme Court ruled that it was in child's best interests to return to US
Religious belief need not be a “core component of the Christian faith” to establish claim
More women than men recommended for judicial posts
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers
From childhood dreams of the Bar to some of the country's most challenging cases, Maryam Syed KC explains why she has never stopped standing up for others
DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle
DAC Beachcroft significantly expands Cyber team, hiring three Cyber partners
Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay
Browne Jacobson appoints senior healthcare leader Professor Clive Kay as strategic adviser
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.
