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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7662

24 July 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Spencer Keen reports on the correct approach to tainted information cases

McGartland and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 686, [2015] All ER (D) 147 (Jul)

IS v Director of Legal Aid Casework and another [2015] EWHC 1965 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 149 (Jul)

Simon Duncan surveys the unusual approaches taken towards swaps mis-selling claims

Michael Zander considers some classic instances of lies told about the Human Rights Act

Starr v Ward [2015] EWHC 1987 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 123 (Jul)

R (on the application of Cornwall Council) v Secretary of State for Health and others [2015] UKSC 46, [2015] All ER (D) 91 (Jul)

How do you translate personal loss into a financial figure? Suzanne Trask highlights some inconsistencies & calls for change

R (on the application of Sarkandi and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2015] EWCA Civ 687, [2015] All ER (D) 138 (Jul)

What is the family court for, asks Hazel Wright

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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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