Does the government’s new schedule for legal aid reform provide hope or just delay? Carol Storer reports
Voluntary legal advice providers will bear the brunt of funding cuts, says Jon Robins
Tom Walker shares a cautionary tale or two about “protected conversations”
Ian Smith pays homage to the Law of Sod
Kim Beatson & Lehna Hewitt review the court’s approach to asset sharing & brief encounters
Injured claimants should not be subsidising the insurance industry, says Karl Tonks
John Summers & Elizabeth Fitzgerald examine two recent judgments that challenge long-established property law rules
Justice v security: has the government got the balance right? Victoria Oakes & Alex Odell review the evidence
Is state immunity a “get out of jail” card for sovereign debtors, asks George Walton
Withers LLP v Langbar International Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1419, [2011] All ER (D) 22 (Dec)
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.
