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Charlie Mercer & Astrid Gillam deliver the data on civil fraud claims in the English courts

Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes

Dan Moore, Richard Ellis & Jack Sears provide a guide for insolvency practitioners

Dan Moore, Richard Ellis and Jack Sears of Charles Russell Speechlys offer a vital guide for insolvency practitioners (IPs) navigating the UK’s financial services regulatory maze, in this week's NLJ

Hannah Jones & Sajid Suleman take a comparative tour through five common law jurisdictions

Ready for a round-the-world adventure? Writing in NLJ this week, Hannah Jones, legal director at Rosenblatt, and Sajid Suleman, barrister at No5 Chambers, examine how courts across five common law jurisdictions balance arbitration agreements with insolvency law

The Supreme Court has dismissed both sides’ appeals in the landmark insolvency case of Bilta

The El-Husseiny litigation ‘is as academic as it is important’, write Joseph Tendler, senior associate at Marriott Harrison, and Daniel Warents, barrister at XXIV Old Buildings, in this week’s NLJ. The Supreme Court’s judgment considers in detail the scope of certain sections of the Insolvency Act 1986.

Joseph Tendler & Daniel Warents contemplate the future of s 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 after the most recent judgment in the El-Husseiny litigation

The definition of ‘property’ is about to expand: Jessica Boxford, Joseph Evans & Cassidy Fan explore the impact on insolvency practitioners

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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

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

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’

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

NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake

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’

NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’

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

NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?

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

NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?

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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Insolvency

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven