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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7770

16 November 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Weekly law digests

Alec Samuels addresses an irresponsible minority & lays down the law for safer pavements

Trivial, serious or significant? Francis Kendall reviews recent excuses for breaches & shares the consequences

Nicholas Dobson discusses the doctrine of vicarious liability & lessons from Armes

In the second of a series of articles, David Burrows explores the complex law which confronts cohabiting couples who separate

Julian Chamberlayne returns to question evidential lacunas & partisan conclusions

Paola Fudakowska & Henrietta Mason return with an update on family rifts, mistakes & undue influence

Corporate facilitation of tax evasion: the new frontier. The second & final part of an exclusive analysis by QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers

The Government should heed calls to make legal aid available for bereaved families at inquests, says Jon Robins

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

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

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office

NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

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.

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