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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7734

17 February 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

How can the court protect a child’s welfare when faced with clashing world views, asks Jon Herring

R (on the application of Akarcay) v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police [2017] EWHC 159 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 45 (Feb)

Beware the length of the judge’s foot in cases involving reasonable adjustments to services, warns Spencer Keen

Re an application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review [2017] UKSC 8, [2017] All ER (D) 74 (Feb)

Briers v Briers [2017] EWCA Civ 15, [2017] All ER (D) 78 (Feb)

Michelle Barron highlights the top eight costs mistakes law firms make, with suggested remedies

A firm that invests in its brand will reap the rewards, says Dominic Zammit

Is there a judge’s jurisdictional problem, asks Alec Samuels

Silver Dry Bulk Company Ltd v Homer Hulbert Maritime Company Ltd [2017] EWHC 44 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 39 (Feb)

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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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