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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7384

10 September 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

To what extent are intellectual property rights matrimonial assets? asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

Does Brennan mark the end of the bonus culture in local authorities? asks Daphne Romney QC

Solicitors and other third party professionals have been implicated in a £41 million buy-to-let mortgage fraud.

Mike Pilgrem gets to the nub of disagreements between experts

Graham Smart on the pivotal role of loss adjusters in insurance related litigation

TM v London Borough of Hounslow [2009] EWCA Civ 859, [2009] All ER (D) 17 (Sep)

RCI Europe v Revenue and Customs Commissioners C-37/08 [2009] All ER (D) 25 (Sep)

R (on the application of Bary and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 2068 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 59 (Aug)

R (on the application of S) v A Social Security Commissioner [2009] EWHC 2221 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 16 (Sep)

Re Bluebrook Ltd and other companies [2009] EWHC 2114 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 101 (Aug)

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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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