THIS ISSUE
In brief
In brief
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Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No 4) Order 2007 (SI 2007/2518)
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Fee earners should be trained on the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, says Catherine Ball
BAA was a misunderstood and misrepresented injunction, say Tim Lawson-Cruttenden and Lacie Kerner
R v Currie [2007] EWCA Crim 926, [2007] All ER (D) 233 (Apr)
Yarrow v Edwards Chartered Accountants [2007] All ER (D) 118 (Aug)
R v Myers and another [2007] EWCA Crim 599, [2007] All ER (D) 241 (Feb)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Harper James—Lottie Hugo
Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner
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Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond
Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands
Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell
Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert
NEWS
Serial sperm donor Robert Albon has lost his bid for a declaration of paternity, ‘on the ground that to grant it would manifestly be contrary to public policy’
The government is considering wholesale reform of consumer class actions—the ‘opt-out’ collective claims certified by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT)
A ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’ may have taken place at PM Law involving the improper removal and misuse of about £39.5m of client funds, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will invest in technology to catch tech-reliant fraudsters and handle voluminous case materials
Law firms enjoyed rapid
growth in 2025, according
to a Financial Benchmarking
Survey, published by the Law
Society last week
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