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The Supreme Court has restricted the scope of the ‘no reflective loss’ rule, in a ground-breaking judgment
Lawyers have welcomed the stimulus for the property market, announced in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s summer statement
The Commercial Court has transitioned ‘smoothly’ from physical to remote hearings during lockdown, with ‘almost no backlog of work’, according to the minutes from the Commercial Group User Committee meeting on 15 June
US law firm Polsinelli has ramped up its intellectual property (IP) offering by partnering with legal services technology company UnitedLex
Insolvency lawyers have been advising a ‘light touch’ administration for companies in trouble during the COVID-19 crisis, a barrister says
Banks need to rethink their complaints handling and use a more ‘human touch’ if they are to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 2008 financial crisis, an independent dispute resolution body has advised
Business interruption insurance & COVID-19: causation & quantum issues. Theo Barclay & Joshua Munro report
Chloe Shuffrey discusses ‘light touch’ administration as a rescue tool during the pandemic

Key legal principles and industry implications
Patricia Robertson QC, Ben Lynch QC and Dr Deborah Horowitz, Fountain Court Chambers

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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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