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Issue: Vol 171, Issue 7960

10 December 2021
IN THIS ISSUE
In the first of a two-part series, family lawyers Kim Beatson and Victoria Brown, of Anthony Gold, provide a cut out and keep guide to fact finding hearings in private children hearings
The annual eye-watering legal bill faced by the NHS never fails to shock
"[A] practical guide that succinctly & comprehensively captures the key points needed by busy practitioners"
"There is a wealth of information and education on offer. Litigators will join the medics and the researchers in lapping them up"

Survivors and children are being ‘let down and retraumatised’ by their experiences in the family courts, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs has said

A ‘substantial increase’ in complaints about barristers were made to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) last year

Lawyers have urged the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to give them more information and more time to consider an evaluation of immigration legal aid fees

Concerns about time estimates and urgency were raised at the latest Commercial Court user group meeting

The Justice Committee has issued a call for evidence on the criminal justice system’s approach to tackling fraud, which accounts for about half of all crimes

LGBT+ and disabled victims would be given the same protection as those targeted because of their race and religion, under a shake-up of hate crime legislation recommended by the Law Commission

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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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