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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7470

15 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Re E (children) (international abduction) [2011] UKSC 27, [2011] All ER (D) 62 (Jun)

Concerned about the future of legal services? Talk to your accountant, suggests Joe Reevy

James Wilson pays tribute to Lord Denning & the creation of the Mareva injunction

Legal Services Board claims lawyers fail clients on complaints-handling

Outdated land law to be reformed under new proposals

BAILII, the free online legal materials provider, is currently appealing for donations.

Two Norwegian children brought to the UK by their British mother must be returned, the Supreme Court has unanimously held.

The Court of Protection has held that a local authority which accepted an autistic man into respite care for a few weeks and then kept him for a year acted unlawfully.

A new third party litigation funder, Vannin Capital, has launched, with “significant” backing by Isle of Man-based private equity firm, Bramden Investments.

Leading matrimonial lawyers have agreed that more needs to be done to update England’s matrimonial laws and bring them in line with contemporary jurisdictions

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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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