Ministry of Defence v Iraqi Civilians [2016] UKSC 25, [2016] All ER (D) 88 (May)
At the boundaries of permissible & impermissible boundary determinations. Toby Boncey reports
R (on the application of Sky Blue Sports and Leisure Ltd and another) v Coventry City Council and others [2016] EWCA Civ 453, [2016] All ER (D) 120 (May)
Local Authority X v HI and others [2016] EWHC 1123 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 131 (May)
Do law books make a lawyer, asks Keith Davies
University of Huddersfield Higher Education Corporation v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] EWCA Civ 440, [2016] All ER (D) 104 (May)
Human Rights Watch Inc and others v Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and others [2016] UKIPTrib 15_165-CH, [2016] All ER (D) 105 (May)
Beth Holden reports on Purrunsing & the extent of a seller’s solicitor’s duty to the buyer in a property transaction
Secretary of State for Justice v Windle and another [2016] EWCA Civ 453, [2016] All ER (D) 120 (May)
Do the government proposals for future-proofing the BBC lack vision? Athelstane Aamodt reviews the evidence
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.
