THIS ISSUE
MPs returned to the Commons this week (only virtually, for most) with just over two months until the 1 July deadline for extending the Brexit transition period
Some 30% of SMEs don’t expect to survive the COVID-19 crisis, according to research by the UK200Group of mid-sized legal and accountancy firms
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The Arkin cap, which protects third-party litigation funders, will survive the Court of Appeal’s recent refusal to apply it, but in a new light, an advocate has argued.
Alexandra Baggallay considers the law & options available for separated parents during COVID-19
Court of Protection judge Mr Justice Hayden used Skype in a rapidly arranged hearing about an Alzheimer’s sufferer in a care home, whose daughter wanted to bring him home due to the COVID-19 suspension on visitors, NLJ columnist DDJ Gold writes this week
Andrew Francis explains why the recent decision in Beaumont has importance beyond the world of rights of light
The Supreme Court will soon welcome its newest member, Lord Leggatt, a former commercial silk at Brick Court Chambers
Employers could face ‘costly delays’ to immigration applications for employees next year when the points-based system begins, lawyers have warned
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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