A hands-off approach serves the litigation funding market well, says Angus Nurse
R (on the application of HA) v Hillingdon London Borough [2012] EWHC 291 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 134 (Feb)
Dockerill and another (minors by their litigation friend) v Tullett; Macefield (a minor by his litigation friend) v Bakos; Tubridy (by her litigation friend) v Sarwar [2012] EWCA Civ 184, [2012] All ER (D) 167 (Feb)
R (on the application of Aldhouse) v Royal Government of Thailand and another [2012] EWHC 191 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 139 (Feb)
City of London Corporation v Samede and others [2012] EWCA Civ 160, [2012] All ER (D) 153 (Feb)
Lloyds TSB Bank plc v Markandan & Uddin [2012] EWCA Civ 65, [2012] All ER (D) 62 (Feb)
R v Gul [2012] EWCA Crim 280, [2012] All ER (D) 141 (Feb)
Hall and another v Bull and another [2012] EWCA Civ 83, [2012] All ER (D) 73 (Feb)
Geoffrey Bindman QC celebrates Daniel Isaac Eaton: a champion of free expression
HLE blogger Simon Hetherington ponders the sentence for the Croydon arsonist
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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
Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton
Ellisons—Robert Tiffen
Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office
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.
