News In Brief
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (proceedings under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005) [2008] EWHC 689 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 114 (Apr)
R (on the application of Griffin) v Richmond Magistrates’ Court [2008] EWHC 84 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 181 (Jan)
James v London Borough of Greenwich [2008] EWCA Civ 35, [2008] All ER (D) 54 (Feb)
Re S (a child) (expert evidence) [2008] All ER (D) 51 (Mar)
Dunlop Haywards Ltd v Erinaceous Insurance Services Ltd [2008] EWHC 520 (Comm), [2008] All ER (D) 11 (Apr)
R v R [2008] EWCA Crim 678, [2008] All ER (D) 61 (Apr)
Aribisala v St James’ Homes (Grosvenor Dock) Ltd [2008] EWHC 456 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 201 (Mar)
R (on the application of Corner House Research and another) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2008] EWHC 714 (Admin)
R v Mitchell [2008] All ER (D) 109 (Apr)
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.
