THIS ISSUE
Family lawyers organisation Resolution has launched a jumbo training package to ease its members through lockdown
Solicitor applications for probate are to be made online only, under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals
Remote hearings, video hearings or no hearing at all? Sheena Cassidy Hope considers how the family courts might evolve
Dominic Regan suggests the finest wines for a summer staycation…for surprisingly low prices
With UK-EU negotiations continuing, Kevin Roberts & Charlotte Glaser discuss the UK’s anticipated departure from the European Arrest Warrant
One examination, two experts, several problems. Sheena Parry reports
Innocent but not allowed to prove it. Slim Dinsdale & Fred Philpott address a statutory fiction in criminal law
Post-Barclays Bank, Christopher Johnson & Frederick Powell provide an update on vicarious liability for practitioners & employers
The Financial Ombudsman Service: a matter of principle, ask Jonathan Kirk QC & Thomas Samuels
Government has clarified its COVID–19 wills plans, but some misconceptions remain, as Dr Nicholas Bevan explains
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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