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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7379

23 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

LDPs, ABSs & MDPs...Dr Clare McConnell unravels the changes springing from LSA 2007

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd and anr v Baskan Gida Sanayi Ve Pazarlama AS and ors [2009] EWHC 1696 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 159 (Jul)
Chancery Division, Briggs J, 14 Jul 2009

Julian Sidoli del Ceno explains the concept behind surrender by operation of law

Fraudulent conduct is no bar to a genuine claim, say David Hadfield & Sara Partington

Logic dictates that the personal injury small claims limit will have to rise, says Peter Thompson QC

Pragmatism, not fast law, will help
the UK exit the recession say
Mark Parkhouse & Andrew Jackson

Part two: Shantanu Majumdar continues to unravel the complexities of bankruptcy annulment

Regulation is needed to protect the public from unscrupulous companies when they need to trace beneficiaries and unknown heirs, solicitors have said.

Ian Smith updates us on contingent males, some nimble judicial footwork & a dog’s breakfast

Dominic Regan takes a wry look at Jackson LJ’s costs terminology

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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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