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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7434

23 September 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Sacker & Partners LLP has announced the launch of its governance team, created to promote best practice in the area of scheme governance.

HBJ Gateley Wareing has appointed a new business development and marketing director, Neil Armstrong.

Ledingham Chalmers Aberdeen based lawyers have taken part in WildHearts in Action’s annual “WolfTrek” fundraising walk, raising over £4,500.

Abney Garsden McDonald, has been nominated as a finalist in the 2010 British Computer Society (BSC) UK IT Industry Awards.

Joe Bryant counts the cost of improved legal regulation

The LSC has narrowed the options for access to justice. Linda Lee explains why the profession must fight back

Cyril Adjei examines the complexities of hypothetical comparators

Richard Scorer asks who cares best? Home or hospice?

Malcolm Dowden & Simon Ewing discuss issues affecting the coalition government’s energy objectives

John Benstead explains why industry needs to be armed & ready for the Bribery Act

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

From mowing lawns to life at the Bar: Stephen Ward reflects on an unconventional career

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office

NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

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.

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