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SECURITY BLANKET

10 January 2008
Issue: 7304 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Procedure & practice , Profession
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Legal Services

After being criticised for lax security, the Legal Services Commission (LSC) has set up a file transfer system to ensure submissions from legal aid firms can be transmitted “securely” (see NLJ, 11 January 2008, p 42). Providers who are concerned about sending spreadsheets or case management system files via e-mail, now have the option of submitting files through this secure upload service. Guidance for sending submissions in this way is available at: www.legalservices.gov.uk/lsconline.asp. E-mail and paper submissions are still being accepted. Submission deadlines for February are: 10 February for paper submissions and 20 February for electronic submissions.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Firm announces appointment of chief legal officer

Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

Firm bolsters Manchester insurance practice with double partner appointment

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

NEWS
Transferring anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing supervision to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could create extra paperwork and increase costs for clients, lawyers have warned 
In this week's NLJ, Bhavini Patel of Howard Kennedy LLP reports on Almacantar v De Valk [2025], a landmark Upper Tribunal ruling extending protection for leaseholders under the Building Safety Act 2022
Writing in NLJ this week, Hanna Basha and Jamie Hurworth of Payne Hicks Beach dissect TV chef John Torode’s startling decision to identify himself in a racism investigation he denied. In an age of ‘cancel culture’, they argue, self-disclosure can both protect and imperil reputations
As he steps down as Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Julian Flaux reflects on over 40 years in law, citing independence, impartiality and integrity as guiding principles. In a special interview with Grania Langdon-Down for NLJ, Sir Julian highlights morale, mentorship and openness as key to a thriving judiciary
Dinsdale v Fowell is a High Court case entangling bigamy, intestacy and modern family structures, examined in this week's NLJ by Shivi Rajput of Stowe Family Law
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