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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7743

28 April 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

The Supreme Court decision in Ilott represents a qualified victory for testamentary freedom, as Greg Williams explains

McCann v State Hospitals Board for Scotland [2017] UKSC 31, [2017] All ER (D) 48 (Apr)

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v EnergySolutions EU Ltd [2017] UKSC 34, [2017] All ER (D) 53 (Apr)

SXH v Crown Prosecution Service [2017] UKSC 30, [2017] All ER (D) 47 (Apr)

When to tell the insurers; getting police to pay for Green Book loss; mobile home owners celebrate; & new rules, old PD.

Has the Supreme Court signalled that the law surrounding the Working Time Regulations has been settled, asks Charles Pigott

Steven O’Sullivan examines the wide-reaching implications of AIG v Woodman

Malins v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2017] EWHC 835 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 82 (Apr)

Will a poor return on investment derail robot lawyers? Steve Hynes reports

How should the fall-out from the Panama Papers be addressed by the legal profession, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC

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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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