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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7841

24 May 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
Conduct unbefitting? John Gould weighs up the evidence surrounding legal but anti-social lawyering
David White provides a review of the last year in the data protection world & considers future challenges
Richard Harrison examines the delicate art of drafting comprehensive, careful & effective witness statements
Alec Samuels reflects on the particular duty of the police to protect us
A claim arising in the French office of an international law firm should stay in France, as Charles Pigott explains
In the second part of this special series on R & S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Ltd, Nicholas Bevan analyses the Supreme Court’s approach to motor policy construction

A child who is the great-grandson of a reigning Queen could never be anything but royal, as Michael Nash explains

Bullying & harassment are rife in UK law. And it’s time for us all to act, says Sarah Goulbourne

Formal constitutional upheaval can mask the vast amounts of work being undertaken on all sides to find a workable Brexit, says David Greene

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Deborah Bufton

mfg Solicitors—Deborah Bufton

Law firm boosts residential property team with new associate appointment

Flint Bishop—Russell Bainbridge

Flint Bishop—Russell Bainbridge

Flint Bishop lands corporate partner from Knights amid Sheffield growth drive

Bird & Bird—Huw Edwards

Bird & Bird—Huw Edwards

Bird Bird appoints expert tech patent litigator as new partner in London

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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