OBG ensures economic tort will stay well within its boundaries, says Gregory Mitchell QC
Drury v BBC [2007] EWCA Civ 497, [2007] All ER (D) 384 (May)
The UK should brace itself for aggressive US anti-corruption tactics, say Gary Summers and Sue Thackeray
R v Passmore [2007] All ER (D) 178 (Jun)
Crook and others v Birmingham City Council [2007] EWHC 1415 (Admin), [2007] ALL ER (D) 191 (Jun)
Sandhu v Jan de Rijk Transport Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 430, [2007] All ER (D) 167 (May)
In brief
In brief
A reformed Specialist Support Service could continue for three years under proposals laid out in a Legal Services Commission (LSC) consultation paper.
Rowley and others v Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions [2007] EWCA Civ 598, [2007] All ER (D) 186 (Jun)
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
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.
