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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8083

09 August 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
ADR has the potential to alleviate various pressures on the courts, but Nikki Edwards argues for a nuanced approach
Not only the athletes but the lawyers should win a gold medal, writes Athelstane Aamodt
As he signs off for the summer, Ian Smith reflects on complex matters of interpretation, prohibited conduct & part-time status

WILKINSON MAUGHAN RETIREMENT BENEFIT SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

A trio of employment cases appear in this week’s NLJ employment brief, covering interpretation of the national minimum wage, prohibited conduct in chambers, and less favourably treated part-time workers

Will the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets? Keith Oliver & Amalia Neenan FitzGerald consider the evidence

A headteacher indulged in ‘conduct that may bring the teaching profession into disrepute’ when she shared confidential information about pupils with her husband, the High Court has held

Solicitors are enjoying a buoyant mood in the professional indemnity insurance (PII) market, with rate decreases and improved stability

The Lord Chancellor has blocked prisoners serving whole life orders from ever getting married or entering into a civil partnership
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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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