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Pragmatism and principle in ‘failure to prevent’ fraud

A parliamentary standoff will have real impacts on UK companies’ overheads and risks, explains John Binns

Harneys appoints litigation and insolvency market leader to launch expanded London offering

John O’Driscoll joins the firm from another offshore firm, where he led their Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team in London, practising the laws of BVI and Cayman

Whistleblower fraud reports to HMRC surge 47% in the past year

Up from 106,920 in 2021/22 to 157,270 in 2022/23, shows new research by international law firm RPC

Equality, prejudice, discrimination and the law

Amanda Hamilton shares her views on the difficulty around proving misogyny, homophobia, discrimination, prejudice and sexism in light of the ‘kiss-gate’ scandal

Tackling the social mobility crisis in the legal industry

Jo-Anne Pugh discusses the role of the UK’s legal industry in tackling the country’s growing social mobility crisis and what we can do to create positive change

SJ Interview: Hannah Ambrose

Hannah Ambrose is an international arbitration partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. She talks to Solicitors Journal about her practice and the Law Commission's recent proposals to update the Arbitration Act 1996

Clearview AI Inc wins appeal against £7.5m Information Commissioner’s Office fine

James Castro-Edwards dissects the recent First-tier Tribunal’s ruling in Clearview AI Inc v The Information Commissioner [2023] UKFTT 819 (GRC) (17 October 2023)

Kennedys becomes first law firm to join prestigious US fintech research group

Global law firm Kennedys, through its technology arm, Kennedys IQ, has joined the prestigious US-based Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) as it cements its position as one of the world's most innovative law firms