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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7806

17 August 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Even the most eminent expert must comply with the admissibility rules, says Mark Solon

Is a Crown expert witness part of the team or independent? Chris Pamplin looks at the costs implications

Joy of the stay over; brief work; (in)solving nothing.

Giles Eyre & Linda Monaci present a case study on mental capacity to litigate, including key learning points for practitioners

Ewan Paton on a 90 year-old wrinkle in the Law of Property Act 1925

Dr Michael Arnheim takes issue with the conviction of two schoolboys for conspiracy to murder through a Columbine-style shooting

​Graeme Fraser assesses the impact of equal civil partnerships on cohabitation reform

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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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