Public authorities should have a duty of care to parents as well as children in suspected child abuse cases, says Seamus Burns
Re S (Omission from judgment: Duty of counsel) [2007] The Times, 2 July
Faced with the tedium of a messy divorce DJ Dithering takes drastic steps…
In brief
In brief
R (Singh) v Stratford Magistrates’ Court [2007] EWHC 1582 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 30 (Jul)
Good decision-making depends on transparency and proper reasoning, says Nicholas Dobson
R (CPS) v Crown Court at Guildford [2007] All ER (D) 46 (Jul)
Professor Michael Zander QC reports on the government’s dusty response to the Constitutional Affairs Committee report on the Carter reforms
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris
Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner
Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan
Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan
Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott
Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway
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.
