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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7748

02 June 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Doberman and another v Watson and others [2017] EWHC 1708 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 172 (May)

Modern lawyers & judges can take lessons from the 1917 case of Joseph Blackburn, says David Hewitt

In his penultimate election countdown article, Jon Robins reflects on the manifesto pleas from the Bar Council & Chancery Lane

Singh (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 362, [2017] All ER (D) 166 (May)

R (on the application of Coll) v Secretary of State for Justice (Howard League for Penal Reform intervening) [2017] UKSC 40, [2017] All ER (D) 142 (May)

R (on the application of Forsey) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court [2017] EWHC 1152 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 121 (May)

Working together makes the expert/instructing solicitor relationship stronger, as James Stanbury explains

Court of Appeal: Home Secretary acted unlawfully in refusing to consider UK entry

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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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