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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7840

17 May 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Who dares wins…unless it’s a draw. John Cooper QC reflects on the battle for compulsory courtroom reading

In the first of a two-part series on R & S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Ltd, Nicholas Bevan considers how EU-derived domestic legislation is likely to be interpreted by the courts post-Brexit

Martin Baxter & Safia Iman outline the challenges ahead for environmental legislation in a post-Brexit UK

In his roundup of the latest tax cases, Peter Vaines minds the GAAP, & ponders the difference between a car & a van

The late emergence of a will won’t trump the costs consequences of inactivity & non co-operation, as Michael Ashdown explains

Simon Parsons reports on another constitutional crisis which could be brewing after Brexit

Cut to the chase; thou shalt go CE; interesting mismatch; landlords still lamenting

Aspiring BAME students should play to their strengths to stand out from the crowd, say Rabina Ahmed & Dr Tunde Okewale

Report finds majority of bullying & sexual harassment perpetrators face zero consequences
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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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