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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7753

07 July 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Institutional defensiveness plays no part in campaigns for justice, as Jon Robins reports

No other public service has suffered the same level of cuts as civil legal aid. Enough is enough, says Steve Hynes

Theo Huckle QC compares & contrasts the public safety policy agendas of administrations in Westminster & Wales

James Goudkamp offers a practical perspective on the tort of malicious prosecution of civil proceedings

It was the judge wot did it; At a Laugh; Files separated: Latest!

CFC 26 Ltd and another v Brown Shipley & Co Ltd and others [2017] EWHC 1594 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 03 (Jul)

R (on the application of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers and another) v Food Standards Agency [2017] EWCA Civ 431, [2017] All ER (D) 08 (Jul)

Accident Exchange Ltd v Broom and others [2017] EWHC 1096 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 155 (May)

Richards v Vivendi SA [2017] EWHC 1581 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 07 (Jul)

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch v CIMB Bank Berhad [2017] EWHC 1264 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 171 (May) 

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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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