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16 March 2022
Issue: 7971 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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Help fight fraud

A call for evidence on ways to tackle fraud has been issued by the House of Lords Committee on the Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud
Legal professionals and victims of fraud are invited to submit their views by midday on 22 April. The committee will look at how Fraud Act provisions are used in practice, the potential for legislative reform, how the Act applies to online and digital fraud and what more needs to be done. Committee chair Baroness Morgan said the amount of fraud being committed was ‘horrifying’. Read more here.
Issue: 7971 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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