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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7474

14 July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Moore Blatch Resolve has promoted senior solicitor, Anne Cassidy, to the firm’s partnership.

DWF has appointed director Jason Cropper and senior associate Sian Wall from Pannone to its regulatory team.

The Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced three appointments to the SRA Board.

Calls for self-regulator to be scrapped in wake of News International scandal

A former prima ballerina has lost her legal claim for an overnight carer

The Law Commission has proposed reforms to the way the five public services ombudsmen work

Companies embroiled in “recession” disputes are increasingly turning to alternative methods
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Deborah Bufton

mfg Solicitors—Deborah Bufton

Law firm boosts residential property team with new associate appointment

Flint Bishop—Russell Bainbridge

Flint Bishop—Russell Bainbridge

Flint Bishop lands corporate partner from Knights amid Sheffield growth drive

Bird & Bird—Huw Edwards

Bird & Bird—Huw Edwards

Bird Bird appoints expert tech patent litigator as new partner in London

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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