I am sure I am not the only one to have noticed the irony arising from the articles on pages 1 and 4 of the 2 August edition of the Gazette. On page 1 we read of the abject failure of a £10m Court IT upgrade, which presumably was designed to make the whole service more efficient. Then on page 4 we hear that the Office of the Public Guardian is about to introduce a new IT system which will ‘make the whole service more efficient’. Hmmm.
Bill Willcocks, partner, Kirby Sheppard, Bristol
Judge says former solicitor expressed genuine remorse and offence was committed out of desperation.
Serious Fraud Office director Nick Ephgrave says plan ‘describes the aspirations we have to…lead the fight against serious and complex fraud, bribery and corruption’.
Solicitor now deciding on compensation issues described questions about Horizon IT system as ‘puerile’.
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