THIS ISSUE
Gill O’Connor reports on the impact of the restriction of single joint expert reports in the family courts
Nicholas Dobson examines the Supreme Court’s approach to the police stop and search power in s 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Chris Deacon & Dr Linda Monaci provide a legal & medico-legal perspective of expert evidence in foreign applicable law cases
Brown and another, the joint administrators of Loanwell Ltd v Stonegale Ltd [2016] UKSC 30, [2016] All ER (D) 133 (Jun)
Heythrop Zoological Gardens Ltd and another v Captive Animals Protection Society [2016] EWHC 1370 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 126 (Jun)
Nissan Jidosha KK v European Union Intellectual Property Office C-207/15 P, [2016] All ER (D) 130 (Jun)
BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v LBG Capital No 1 Plc and another [2016] UKSC 29, [2016] All ER (D) 89 (Jun)
Harb v Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz [2016] EWCA Civ 556, [2016] All ER (D) 102 (Jun)
Should expert witnesses always be named, asks Chris Pamplin
"Enforcement of Consumer Rights and Protections is an extraordinary achievement"
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams
Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant
Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias
International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner
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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