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03 June 2020
Issue: 7889 / Categories: Legal News , Public , Criminal
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NLJ this week: Undercover inquiry

The public inquiry into the ‘spy cops’ scandal has so far struggled amid various concerns including about the suitability of the Chair, according to Mike Schwarz, partner at Hodge, Jones & Allen writing in NLJ this week

The Undercover Policing Inquiry began in 2015 and was intended to last three years. The scandal involved allegations of miscarriage of justice as well as revelations of undercover officers forming long-term relationships and fathering children with those they were spying on. Only a minority of the undercover officers’ names have been made public.

Schwarz, who is representing 100 of the core participants in the Inquiry, writes that there is still time for the inquiry to learn lessons, become more open and transparent, and change track.

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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