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Issue: Vol 172, Issue 7967

18 February 2022

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Is it murder on the statute book this week or a reprieve for certain property owners, in former District Judge Stephen Gold’s Civil way column?

ESG (environmental, social and governance) has steadily risen in prominence and is now a hot topic for businesses and law firms, Clare Hughes-Williams and Sarah Crowther, both partners at DAC Beachcroft, write in this week’s NLJ

From 1 March, first hearings in family cases at the Royal Courts of Justice are to be attended in person, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane has said

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) inspectors have highlighted the impact of ‘rising caseloads and considerable backlogs’ on work at CPS London South, with particular problems found in disclosure and pre-charge reviews

District Judge Paul Clarke has been appointed to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee, which makes rules of court for the Court of Appeal, High Court and County Court

The hunt is on for the next two Justices of the Supreme Court, following the retirement of Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lady Arden

The Law Society has raised objections to an HMRC consultation on draft regulations for mandatory disclosure rules

Former health secretary Matt Hancock acted unlawfully when he appointed former Talk Talk chief executive Dido Harding as chair of the National Institute for Health Protection and retail executive Mike Coupe as director of testing, the High Court has held

Lawyers aim to ensure client’s reputation doesn’t precede them

Low fees & high stress causing shortage of criminal duty solicitors

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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

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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’

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

NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake

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’

NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’

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

NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?

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

NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?

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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Issue: Vol 172, Issue 7967

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven