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11 April 2019
Issue: 7836 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Constitutional law

Mohamed v Breish and others [2019] EWHC 786 (Comm), [2019] All ER (D) 29 (Apr)

In a previous judgment (see [2019] All ER (D) 102 (Feb)), the judge had answered certain preliminary issues regarding the applicant’s applications against a range of named respondents, including the first respondent seeking, among other things, a declaration that since July 2017, he had been validly appointed as chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority for the purposes of having responsibility for litigation relating to Libya’s sovereign wealth fund. In the present proceedings, the first respondent sought further declarations. The Commercial Court dismissed that application, deciding that the preliminary issues as ordered had been determined in terms that were clear: the effect was also clear.

European Union

R (on the application of Newby Foods Ltd) v Foods Standards Agency [2019] UKSC 18, [2019] All ER (D) 24 (Apr)

On the proper interpretation of EU law, the appellant meat and poultry manufacturer’s products fell to be categorised as mechanically separated meat (MSM) within point 1.14 of Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Accordingly, the Supreme Court dismissed the appellant’s

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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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