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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7381

05 August 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

The House of Lords has struck out a multi-million pound negligence claim against accounting firm Moore Stephens, in a major blow to third party litigation funding.

Mediators should be employed to ease tensions between police and protesters, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has recommended.

A career in law may not be guaranteed and students should think twice before committing to the profession, the Law Society has warned.

Laura West & Marianne Rivett explain why the tenancy deposit scheme is coming unstuck

The decision by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to bring forward government plans to review the compensation paid to injured armed forces personnel has been welcomed by lawyers.

Former Procul Harem member Matthew Fisher has won the right to receive future royalties for his copyright share in the iconic 1970s song

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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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