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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7279

28 June 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

YL v Birmingham City Council and others [2007] UKHL 27, [2007] All ER (D) 207 (Jun)

R (on the application of Pereira) v Inner South London Coroner [2007] All ER (D) 137 (Jun)

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Bunney v Burns Anderson plc [2007] EWHC 1240 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 451 (May)

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Molestation goes criminal
The new status symbol
Medical report fees
Unless undressed
The Ogden Tables: by the brainy for the stupid

The Law Society is to appoint a pro bono co-ordinator to champion lawyers’ pro bono activity at home and abroad.

Practitioners need to avoid subjectivity when evaluating the merits of disputed will claims, says Ian Johnson

Contact your broker early if you are considering a merger this year, say Nick Pointon and Mark Langley-Sowter

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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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