THIS ISSUE
Delays to cases at the beleaguered Serious Fraud Office (SFO) often occur due to staffing and resourcing issues, inspectors have found.
Legal advice privilege continues until and unless it is waived by the client or removed by statute, the Court of Appeal has held in a landmark case.
The Human Rights Act, which enacts the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law, may come under attack again in the current ‘isolationist’ climate, Geoffrey Bindman QC has warned.
Solicitors have until the end of this week to comply with financial sanctions rules on frozen assets.
The EU Settlement Scheme, the process by which EU citizens and family members apply to stay in the UK after Brexit, has received two million applications, the Home Office has confirmed.
Nearly one in six of nearly 189,000 solicitors on the Roll comes from a BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) background, Law Society figures show.
A bicycle courier and two cleaners, all on low pay, and the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) filed proceedings for a judicial review in the High Court last week to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to abide by the Benn Act and ask for an Art 50 extension.
Claims in the employment tribunals have increased, but is justice being delivered? Shantha David reports
He is charged with carrying a knife: Alec Samuels examines the related possibilities & outcomes
Michael L Nash examines the delicate balancing act between the three pillars of power in times of crisis
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace
Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team
Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall
Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role
Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei
Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert
NEWS
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.
How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct?
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