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14 April 2021
Issue: 7928 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Have your say on law reform

The Law Commission has issued a call for lawyers to help it choose its next programme of law reform.

The areas selected for its 14th programme will shape its work for the next few years. The Commission, an independent body which advises the government on law reform, has suggested a range of topics including contempt of court laws, environmental protection, ownerless land, emerging technologies, powers of appeal in the criminal courts, and whether criminal law has kept pace with technological change.

Law Commission chair, Sir Nicholas Green, said: ‘Your contributions will be invaluable in helping us to decide which projects we suggest to the Lord Chancellor we should take forward for review. Your input will help us to clarify and modernise the law, benefitting society and businesses across England and Wales.’

The consultation closes on 31 July 2021. Find out more at lawcom.gov.uk/14th-programme.

Issue: 7928 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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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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