THIS ISSUE
David Burrows outlines the extent & limitation of the court’s control of documents
Adding insult to injury: Sarah Prager & Chris Deacon outline why the government’s recent Vnuk policy decision is worrying news for serious injury victims
Sioned Wyn Roberts & Agata Patyna urge the government to reconsider new immigration measures & stop deporting homeless people
‘Softly, softly’ must be the approach to the post-Brexit world, says David Greene
Closure of old mutual fund leaves retired solicitors exposed
Court of Appeal wary of tribunal’s focus on ‘trust & confidence’
MPs and peers went into battle this week over the government’s controversial Bill to limit soldiers’ accountability for war crimes.
The Public Law Project (PLP) has accused the government of using ‘flawed’ statistics in the judicial review reform process.
Regulations imposing restrictions during the pandemic were confusing, inaccessible and last minute, the Justice Committee has heard.
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a report on the regulation of legal technology, ‘Striking the balance: how legal services regulation can foster responsible technological innovation’.
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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