R (on the application of Reverend Nicolson) v Tottenham Magistrates [2015] EWHC 1252 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 54 (May)
The introduction of LLPs & ABSs has had unforeseen consequences for professional executors, says Sian Thompson
Thomas Spencer suggests an elegant but overlooked approach for lifting the corporate veil
Starbucks (HK) Ltd and another v British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc and others [2015] UKSC 31, [2015] All ER (D) 103 (May)
R (on the application of Williams by his father and litigation friend Richard Williams) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 1268 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 96 (May)
Blood is not necessarily thicker than water where will validity is concerned, observes Emma Myers
Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland [2015] UKSC 29, [2015] All ER (D) 100 (May)
Chinnock v Veale Wasbrough and another [2015] EWCA Civ 441, [2015] All ER (D) 65 (May)
Jonathan Herring questions the family courts’ treatment of wilful children
Cashman v Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 1312 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 104 (May)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris
Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner
Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan
Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan
Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott
Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway
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.
