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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7272

10 May 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

The government needs to slow down and re-engage with the profession if it wants to satisfy consumers, says Richard Miller

The UK is “unusual” in not imposing positive health and safety duties on company directors and senior managers, according to a new report published by the Health and Safety Executive.

Two groups of Gypsies and Irish travellers must move from their sites to make way for the Olympic village, the High Court has ruled.

The number of people executed in 2006 fell compared to the previous year, says Amnesty International in its annual report on the death penalty.

The framework decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between member states does not need replacing with a Directive, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.

Almost half (47%) of law students plan to opt out of the Working Time Directive to allow them to work more than 50 hours a week, according to new research.

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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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