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14 July 2023 / Dominic Regan
Issue: 8033 / Categories: Opinion , Profession , Costs
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The insider: 14 July 2023

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As the courts gear up for the Long Vacation, Dominic Regan charts judicial stars on the rise & recommends a handy surgical procedure for costs lawyers

Joyous! That is how I felt upon learning that Dame Sue Carr is to be our first female Chief Justice (Lord or Lady I know not). We met doing a LexisNexis webinar about Part 36 in 2008. She was scintillating company and so thoroughly well-prepared. Such was her talent that she had already been invited to audition for the role of a British Judge Judy! Far greater responsibilities now await her.

One function of this column is to spot those in the ascendancy. Legal legend Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon) drew my attention to Mr Justice Chamberlain, who got onto the High Court Bench in 2019 and will not attain the age of 50 until 25 November this year. Saxophonist Lord Justice Singh is a cert for the Supreme Court. Sir Edward Pepperall, whom I regard as the leading authority on Part 36, produces exemplary judgments. Mr Justice Ritchie was only sworn in in 2021 but

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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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