THIS ISSUE
Residents of four multi-million-pound flats which can be overlooked by visitors to Tate Modern have lost their latest legal challenge against the gallery, in an important case on nuisance
Lawyers from around the globe can look ahead to the second London International Disputes Week (LIDW) this September
The Home Secretary has announced sweeping changes to the immigration system, with a points-based system to be introduced on 1 January 2021
Next week is Justice Week (24-28 February)
The International Bar Association (IBA) has published a model statute for climate change litigation
The Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) has opened its doors for the 2020 cohort
Legal professionals can now create an online HM Courts and Services (HMCTS) account
A judge should not have granted a decree nisi of nullity to a couple who had an Islamic wedding, a Nikah, because the marriage was not valid under English law in the first place
Mark Solon reports on the challenges & priorities facing expert witnesses in & out of the courtroom
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams
Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant
Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias
International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner
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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