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Issue: Vol 173, Issue 8042

29 September 2023
IN THIS ISSUE
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
The dramatic escape of Daniel Khalife sparked heated debate, dominated the news agenda and inspired some good jokes
In the first of two articles on anonymisation in family proceedings, NLJ columnist and family law solicitor-advocate David Burrows looks at the issue of judicial comity
Delays to statutory wills and the benefits of proprietary estoppel where mutual wills are drawn up are covered in two separate articles in this week’s NLJ, in a special focus on wills and probate
Mark Pawlowski asks whether proprietary estoppel can be used to underpin the enforcement of mutual wills
The Institute for Government (IfG) has concluded its 18-month review into the potential for constitutional reform, making seven key recommendations
Cryptoasset disputes have gained prominence in the past four years—last year, there were 19 cryptoasset claims in the English courts, of which five were fraud claims
Fancy an autumnal walk while raising valuable funds for law charities? 
The Court of Appeal has remitted a ‘long, bitter and extortionately expensive’ divorce case for a financial remedy hearing with a litigation funder attached as a party, following a ‘procedural quagmire’
Corporate fraud rose 16.8% in the year to March 2023, with 1121 incidents reported to Action Fraud, the UK’s reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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