What role should ex parte applications play in domestic violence cases? Byron James reports
R v Clifton Steel Ltd [2007] All ER (D) 108 (Jun)
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Has Stack v Dowden helped cohabiting couples whose relationships have broken down? Elizabeth Hicks and Sital Amin report
The government is refusing to back down on its plans to overhaul the country’s legal aid system, despite swingeing attacks from MPs and stakeholders.
More company lawyers are being hired, while a third of outside counsel are to be fired, according to an in-house counsel study.
R (Godmanchester Town Council) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2007] UKHL 28, [2007] All ER (D) 201 (Jun)
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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
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.
