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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7259

08 February 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

In brief

Despite the valiant efforts of judges, doubts persist about the true status of agency workers, says Bruce Gardiner

R v Lawson [2006] EWCA Crim 2572, (2007) 171 JP 43

Andrew Francis seeks certainty in the construction of freehold restrictive covenants

Capewell v Customs and Excise Commissioners and another
[2007] UKHL 2, [2007] All ER (D) 296 (Jan)

Scottish Ministers v Scottish Information Commissioner (2007), The Times, 29 January (Court of Session, Inner House)

Brown and others v Russell Young & Co
[2007] EWCA Civ 43, [2007] All ER (D) 287 (Jan)

Shaw v DPP [2007] All ER (D) 197 (Jan)

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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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