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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7517

06 June 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

David Greene warns of the danger of focusing on the cost of legal services

Deborah Evans questions the rationale behind the proposed portal extension

Rob Weir QC & Vijay Ganapathy examine a parent company’s liability to an employee of its subsidiary

David Regan takes the reins of the debate surrounding liability for horse-related injuries

Geraldine Morris advises a cautious approach to clean-break orders

They have just become more readily available. The High Court and county courts are now empowered to make a charging order without any default under an instalment judgment...

Khawar Qureshi QC highlights the key Arbitration Act 1996 decisions in 2011

R (on the application of KM) (by his mother and litigation friend) v Cambridgeshire County Council [2012] UKSC 23, [2012] All ER (D) 254 (May)

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Charman and another [2012] EWHC 1448 (Fam), [2012] All ER (D) 256 (May)

Disclosure control: are you ready for the big bang next year, asks HH Judge Simon Brown QC

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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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