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Public Sector Fraud – A Way Forward?

The UK government can now argue that...

What to expect from a compelled interview

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Public Sector Fraud – A Way Forward?

The UK government can now argue that it is backing the statements it has made about tackling fraud with an injection of cash and some ambition. Over recent months and years there has been a procession of eye-opening disclosures about the scale of fraud in the UK. In many cases, these have been followed by swift statements from government figures about how such fraud is being tackled and the efforts that are being made to track down and hold to...

Making mental health a global priority in the legal profession

By Hamizah Manshor, Pupil Barrister, Yusof Halim & Partners The tenth day of October marks the day we commemorate what is regarded as the World Mental Health Day to raise mental health awareness.  In 2022, the theme was to ‘Make...

Keeping court bundles safe from the dark web

Recently, dozens of court bundles containing sensitive personal data were leaked on the dark web after cyber criminals hacked into one of the country’s leading law firms. By Mike Wills, director of strategy and policy at cyber and data security...

Cognitive Bias: Forensic Science  

Dr David Schudel forensic chemist at Keith Borer Consultants. According to the Oxford English dictionary, “bias” has several meanings, including: “to influence, affect (often unduly and unfairly)”. No one likes to think of themselves behaving...

Evidence from computers – the unreliable legal presumption that, without more, it can be relied upon

By Stephen Mason, barrister, general editor of Electronic Evidence: Disclosure, Discovery & Admissibility, (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2007)  On 16th July I got a fish supper from the Harbour Café, in Girvan, Ayrshire. I paid by @BankofScotland...

Guidelines published to help improve practice when the state intervenes to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby

Guidelines published to help improve practice when the state intervenes to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby Guidelines to help improve practice when the state takes action to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby have been finalised and published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (Nuffield FJO), following the introduction of a draft version. The revised guidelines aim to help professionals working in this complex and challenging area to better support the parents involved, who are likely to be experiencing extreme anxiety and trauma. The guidelines are designed to inform best practice during three different stages: pre-birth (conception to labour); within maternity settings and the first court hearing; and when parents leave hospital and return home without their baby. The guidelines are...

Public Sector Fraud – A Way Forward?

The UK government can now argue that it is backing the statements it has made about tackling fraud with an injection of cash and...

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With great respect, that is a bad legal argument: ‘respect’, courtesy or insult? 

By David Wright1, Helen Murray-Edwards2, Jeremy Robson2, Natalie Braber1 1School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University 2Leicester De Montfort Law School “Eighteen of Mr Tangle’s learned friends, each armed with a little summary of eighteen hundred sheets, bob up like eighteen...

 Investment urgently needed to ensure future of criminal defence profession

I have spent the last 15 years fighting on behalf of the Law Society’s members for the pay their vital work deserves, which is necessary to make the criminal defence profession sustainable and ensure access to justice for victims, witnesses and defendants. Criminal defence solicitors have gone a staggering quarter of a century without a significant funding hike. It is hard to think of any other profession where the fees payable are stuck in a mid-90s time warp. Unsurprisingly given the...

UK Fraud Levels

In what will not be viewed as the most welcome of statistics, the total value of UK fraud appears to have risen to its pre-pandemic level. KPMG reported that the total value of fraud...

Public Sector Fraud – A Way Forward?

The UK government can now argue that it is backing the statements it has made about tackling fraud with...
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Public Sector Fraud – A Way Forward?

The UK government can now argue that it is backing the statements it has made about tackling fraud with an injection of cash and...

What to expect from a compelled interview

By Sam Healey, Partner in Business Crime & Regulation at JMW Solicitors If you are required to attend a ‘compelled’ interview by an investigating authority, proceed...

Guidelines published to help improve practice when the state intervenes to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby

Guidelines published to help improve practice when the state intervenes to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby Guidelines to help improve practice when the state takes...

Bar Council comment on family mediation plans

Commenting on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to fund mandatory mediation for separating couples, Sam Townend KC, Vice Chair of the Bar, said: "The Bar Council...

UK Fraud Levels

In what will not be viewed as the most welcome of statistics, the total value of UK fraud appears to have risen to its...
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