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Katherine Rees & Laura Parkinson clarify where solicitors can draw the line on commercial matters

Jon Robins considers how the profession is addressing a fundamental shift in regulation

Steven O’Sullivan warns of the dangers of fraudster clients

A new insurance policy that provides greater protection for home buyers and mortgage lenders than that offered by solicitor’s professional indemnity insurance (PII) is now available.

Although swine flu has temporarily abated, the current medical wisdom is that it will re-emerge with a vengeance in the autumn of this year. If it does or in the event of an alternative pandemic outbreak, there is a possibility that demand for critical care services will swamp capacity.

The head of the independent safeguarding authority is to clarify proposals announced last week for a vetting system for those working with children.

LDPs, ABSs & MDPs...Dr Clare McConnell unravels the changes springing from LSA 2007

Simon Young suggests going back to basics

Feeling client phobic? Simon Young has just the remedy

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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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