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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7619

15 August 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter consider whether obesity is a disability

Family practitioners must always have one eye on the court’s overriding objective, says Ed Heaton

Susan Bright & Lisa Whitehouse report on attempts to improve the eviction process

Tidal Energy Ltd v Bank of Scotland plc [2014] EWCA Civ 1107, [2014] All ER (D) 33 (Aug)

Re W (Children) [2014] EWFC 22, [2014] All ER (D) 25 (Aug)

DSD and another v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2014] EWHC 2493 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 18 (Aug)

Wagenaar v Weekend Travel Ltd trading as Ski Weekend [2014] EWCA Civ 1105, [2014] All ER (D) 24 (Aug)

R (on the applicaton of Buer) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1109, [2014] All ER (D) 20 (Aug)

Hernández and others v Reino de España (Subdelegación del Gobierno de España en Alicante) and others C-198/13, [2014] All ER (D) 16 (Aug)

JXL and another v Britton [2014] EWHC 2571 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 22 (Aug)

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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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