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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7270

26 April 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Legislating for Sarah's Law is unnecessary and will not make our children any safer, says Alisdair Gillespie

Solicitors dealing with unregulated claims referral companies or claims management companies could face disciplinary sanctions or even prosecution from this week.

The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has agreed to extend its consultation exercise on planned changes to the way duty solicitor slots are allocated following threats of legal action by the Law Society.

Extramarital affairs are up, prompting a huge rise in the use of private investigators by divorcing couples to confirm fears that their other half was cheating on them, family lawyers report.

Is private international law due to meet
its Waterloo? asks Richard Frimston

An extension of the defamation laws which would allow the dead or their representatives to sue for libel are reportedly being consided by the government.

Evans v United Kingdom (App. No. 6339/05), [2007] All ER (D) 109 (Apr)

Stewart Jordan advises on how to administer nil rate band discretionary trusts

Are wills too easy to fake? Thomas Dumont and Wendy Mathers investigate

The Rolling Stones banker and a question of trust. Tracy Harris reports

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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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