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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7659

03 July 2015
IN THIS ISSUE
Asylum fast-track suspended

The Court of Appeal has suspended the controversial detained fast-track (DFT) system which keeps asylum seekers in detention while legal hearings and appeals take place.

03 July 2015
Interpol get the wrong man

A man wanted by Interpol has escaped extradition to Albania after establishing a case of mistaken identity.

03 July 2015
The Legal Ombudsman advises probate accountants

The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has issued guidance for accountants authorised to offer probate services.

03 July 2015
Scotland the brave Premium Content

Roger Smith admires the legal aid administration north of the border

03 July 2015 / Roger Smith
The personal touch Premium Content

Thomas Braithwaite follows the use of personal claims in support of proprietary rights

03 July 2015 / Thomas Braithwaite
Criminal lawyers take action

Criminal legal aid solicitors across England and Wales were divided on whether to take direct action this week over new contract terms.

03 July 2015
It’ll all end in tiers Premium Content

Charles Pigott explains how Christian bakers came unstuck over a “gay cake”

03 July 2015 / Charles Pigott
Consumer credit
03 July 2015
At the core of the law Premium Content

Dervla Simm & Telha Arshad address proportionality as a standalone ground for judicial review at common law

03 July 2015 / Telha Arshad / Dervla Simm
Protecting “apprenticeship”
03 July 2015
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DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

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NLJ this week: Trans pool player loses discrimination fight
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: Fraud claims climb as courts brace for AI threats
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
NLJ this week: Traders’ convictions quashed in Libor shock
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
NLJ this week: Small firms call for tech clarity as AI looms
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: AI boom collides with courtroom reality
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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