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Tim Spencer-Lane examines recent case law involving the community care responsibilities of local councils

Ed Mitchell provides an update from the Court of Protection

Ed Mitchell reports on council & court failures to deliver community care

Richard Scorer asks who cares best? Home or hospice?

Ed Mitchell uncovers some serious flaws in the care of vulnerable adults

Local authorities can’t afford to prioritise resources over the interests of those in care, says Nicholas Dobson

Ed Mitchell & Clive Lewis QC report on a rare event in community care law

The last year has seen both the 10th anniversary of the inception of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the enactment of the Health Act 2009

The Law Commission published its Tenth Programme of Law Reform in 2008, which included a project to review adult social care in England and Wales.

New equality legislation has strengthened the hand of challengers to community care charging decisions, say Ed Mitchell & Clive Lewis QC

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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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