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Is the FCA’s name and shame policy now dead in the water?

In this article, Jill Lorimer, Head of the Financial Services Regulatory team at Kingsley Napley, shares her thoughts on the recent House of Lords Committee report that criticises the name and shame policy proposed by the Financial Conduct Authority

Bringing the profession into disrepute

Solicitors are often punished for ‘bringing the profession into disrepute’ as a result of an occurrence in their private lives. In this article, Bernard George argues that this is wrong in principle, in practice and in law

To disclose or not to disclose…is that the question?

Eddie Flanagan and Caroline Mattin, from Shakespeare Martineau, provide their thoughts on a recent combined ruling that will have significant implications for the regulation of consumer finance

The rollout of the reporting provisions in the family courts

Rachel Fisher, a Partner at Stowe Family Law, shares her thoughts on what is being deemed a crucial moment in family law and the valid apprehensions being raised

There’s no point getting emotional about Emotional Perception

Tom Woodhouse and Dr. Andrew McKinlay, Partners at Page White Farrer, share their thoughts on the missed opportunity to reassess what constitutes a ‘technical’ problem in the modern world in regard to the patent application made by Emotional Perception for an AI-based music recommendation system

Tax-related offending is never too far from the headlines

Niall Hearty, a Partner at Rahman Ravelli, looks at the fall in serious tax fraud and avoidance investigations by HM Revenue and Customs

Southport attacker sentenced for the murder of three children

Tim Kiely, a Criminal Barrister at Red Lion Chambers, asks whether more could have been done to prevent the attack in Southport in July 2024

The perils of social media when pursuing a damages claim

Jon Andrews, a Partner at Express Solicitors, looks at social media in regards to its implications for a claimant involved in personal injury litigation behaving in a way that is inconsistent with their pleaded case or medical evidence