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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7658

26 June 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Re M’P-P (Children): (Adoption proceedings: value to be placed on status quo) [2015] EWCA Civ 584, [2015] All ER (D) 148 (Jun)

Loving LIPs; the matrimonial dog; contact interventions: a taster; & revised CPR forms.

R (on the application of IM and another) v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [2015] EWHC 1706 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 152 (Jun)

RXDX (proceeding by his mother and litigation friend DXSX) v Northampton Borough Council [2015] EWHC 1677 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 167 (Jun)

Edward Heaton considers a surprising case that illustrates how difficult it is to run a successful add-back argument

BPE Solicitors and another v Gabriel [2015] UKSC 39, [2015] All ER (D) 179 (Jun)

Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction plc [2015] UKSC 38, [2015] All ER (D) 185 (Jun)

William Wood QC considers the challenges for mediation

Peter Causton considers the use of ADR for consumer disputes

In their final update, Richard Marshall , Nicole Finlayson & Clare Arthurs discuss the enforcement of an arbitration award

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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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