THIS 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
The Court of Appeal has confirmed the approach the court should take to an application to rescind a decree nisi, in a landmark judgment
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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