Is virtual witness testimony legal fact or largely fiction, asks Penny Cooper
John McMullen surveys cases on service provision change, transfer of employment rights, & objection to transfer
Confidentiality, privacy & disclosure: David Burrows examines the duty of disclosure under common law in the second of two articles
Siobhan Jones discusses the benefits & burdens of covenants
Bring judicial review claims promptly, warns Nicholas Dobson
R (on the application of Hodkin and another) v Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2013] UKSC 77, [2013] All ER (D) 100 (Dec)
Child sort-of-support, credit hire defence win, pay cut for experts & Mitchell: what else?
Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners C-495/12, [2013] All ER (D) 203 (Dec)
Wallace and another v Calmac Ferries Ltd UKEATS/0014/13/BI, [2013] All ER (D) 242 (Dec)
R (on the application of Secretary of State for Home Department) v Southwark Crown Court [2013] All ER (D) 197 (Dec)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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
Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton
Ellisons—Robert Tiffen
Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office
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.
