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Issue: Vol 173, Issue 8008

13 January 2023
IN THIS ISSUE
Fraud costs us £190bn each year: Paul Brehony & Kate Gee review the House of Lords’ post-inquiry recommendations
Emily McFadden examines the growing impact of image-based sexual abuse & the importance of securing anonymity for its victims
Dusoruth v Orca: does the absence of a liquidated debt automatically lead to the annulment of a bankruptcy order? Wilson Leung & Ryan Tang examine the judgment
This week: swindling the tax man; debtor instalments; blocking final divorce; European enforcement; new law divorce challenge.
Is remote working here to stay? Veronica Cowan explores the post-pandemic attitude to home working in the legal sector
While using estimates to prepare budgets may seem logical, in reality it is attempting to fit a square peg in a round hole: Jack Ridgway explains why
"This book is an invaluable contribution to the literature in this area by authors with deep subject knowledge."

Lawyers have welcomed the ‘long overdue’ review into civil legal aid, but expressed concern about the timescale and called for immediate action to prevent collapse.
Lawyers recognised in King Charles III’s first New Year honours list include British-American litigator Dr Ann Olivarius, who acted in a pioneering case for a YouTube celebrity subjected to online revenge porn.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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