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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7786

23 March 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Caroline Shea QC & James Tipler consider the likely impact of a new pilot scheme on unopposed business lease renewal claims

Landlords’ gas safety duties—Stephanie Trotter puts the case for reform

Marc Weller assesses whether the recent events in Salisbury constitute a violation of international law

Legal aid lawyers are undervalued, underpaid & under pressure, as Jon Robins explains

David Burrows offers some insight on interim capital relief, precedent & the per incuriam exception

Giselle Davies & Ellis Pugh discuss how to handle liabilities outside your control

Nicholas Dobson explains why public authority officials exercising discretion must do more than simply endorse recommendations

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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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