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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8085

13 September 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
Could this be an end to the wash-spin-repeat of financial remedies litigation? Nicholas Fairbank considers the decision in Ma v Roux
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC reflects on the case of George Edalji & its consequences

The current law is inadequate for addressing workplace bullying, Thomas Beale, partner & head of the bullying & harassment team at Bolt Burdon Kemp, writes in this week’s NLJ

Basking in the dog days of summer, Ian Smith gets his teeth into recent case law involving bad blood, hearsay & a disappearing witness

Pro bono work comes with the same liabilities as paid work, as a recent unreported case has shown

In the week that the Lord Chancellor releases 1,700 prisoners early to ease pressure on overcrowded prisons, NLJ author Janet Carter pleads the case for the alternative ‘lawful & immediate remedy’ of community orders

Bad blood, hearsay and a disappearing witness are the juicy components of NLJ’s latest Employment law brief

Recent high-profile cases have shown the existing laws to address workplace bullying are inadequate, argues Thomas Beale

Can we ever truly know what lies beneath? The worst fears of property lawyers & their clients can come alive, as Andrew Francis, barrister at Serle Court, writes in this week’s NLJ

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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