The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is restructuring to prepare for the new regulatory regime, with the loss of 79 jobs.
High fines anticipated for corporate manslaughter after first conviction
Law Society sets out alternative to legal aid cuts
A multiple compensation claim by prisoners disenfranchised by the UK’s blanket ban on prisoners voting has been struck out by the high court.
Is the ban on law firms hiving off unreserved legal work through associated entities the regulatory breach in the profession’s defences that will enable those new entrants to storm a newly liberalised legal services market?
Peter Thompson QC fights the corner of a tried & trusted friend
Stephen Levinson assesses the government’s tribunal bandwagon
Gary Yan & Tom Phillips provide a cross-check on ring fencing assets
Lights out for excitement? Matthew Snarr reports on the risks of having fun
Michael Walsh revisits tenancy deposit schemes
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers
From childhood dreams of the Bar to some of the country's most challenging cases, Maryam Syed KC explains why she has never stopped standing up for others
DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle
DAC Beachcroft significantly expands Cyber team, hiring three Cyber partners
Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay
Browne Jacobson appoints senior healthcare leader Professor Clive Kay as strategic adviser
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.
