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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7817

16 November 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

John Cooper QC on legal films & the magical ingredients which mean they will always be top of the bill

Worse for assured shortholds; searching for an adoptee; stay halts service; old maintenance arrears.

​Paul Hewitt reports on how to resolve mistakes & ambiguities in wills & the fallout from a geographical error

Despite the push towards transparency in pricing, John Gould explains why comparing legal services like-for-like isn’t so simple

​Can the Duke of Wellington stop Brexit?

In the first part of a special series on road traffic accident reform, Nicholas Bevan reports on the challenges posed by automated vehicles

​In this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith takes on whistleblowing & exclusion & gives a nod to Sweden

​Dominic Regan provides some answers to the civil procedure worries keeping you up at night

Law Society launches guidance papers outlining no deal risks

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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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