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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7565

21 June 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

When is an undertaking not an undertaking, ask Caroline Shea & Siobhan Jones

Nicholas Bevan believes catastrophically injured claimants deserve better treatment from the insurance industry

Plans to reform whiplash claims will marginalise victims, says Theo Richardson-Gool

Lesage sets out what will hopefully be accepted as the correct approach to cases of apparent bias, say James Guthrie QC & Rowan Pennington-Benton

Steven King assesses the likely effectiveness of the new Scrap Metal Dealers Act

What can be done when your expert’s opinion changes? Chris Pamplin reports

What are the cost implications of psychological injuries post-Jackson, asks Dr Tim Webb

Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd and others [2013] UKSC 34, [2013] All ER (D) 90 (Jun)

Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC v AES Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant LLP [2013] UKSC 35, [2013] All ER (D) 89 (Jun)

Philip Hanby Ltd v Clarke [2013] EWCA Civ 647, [2013] All ER (D) 107 (Jun)

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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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