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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7767

26 October 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Bible rewrite; Secret buyers; Non-matrimonial assets latest

David Hewitt reflects on the history & impact of perverse verdicts

The meaning of ‘true and fair’ may be whatever accountants say it is, as Roderick Ramage explains

As the dust settles on Ilott, Steve Evans reflects on what has & what hasn’t changed

Verbose but unambiguous. David O’Brien discusses S 14A & the parameters of limitation

Andrew Bruce provides a timely update

Lord Bach may deserve plaudits but David Burrows urges caution—that which can be given by politicians can be taken away by them

HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills v Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School (Secretary of State for Education and others intervening) [2017] EWCA Civ 1426, [2017] All ER (D) 79 (Oct)

R (on the application of News Media Association) v Press Recognition Panel [2017] EWHC 2527 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 69 (Oct)

Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council [2017] UKSC 60, [2017] All ER (D) 87 (Oct)

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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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