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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7399

07 January 2010
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Global Process Systems Inc and another v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad [2009] EWCA Civ 1398, [2009] All ER (D) 192 (Dec)

Re O-M (children) (expert evidence: non-accidental injuries) [2009] EWCA Civ 1405; [2009] All ER (D) 207 (Dec)

R (on the application of Perrett) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2009] EWCA Civ 1365; [2009] All ER (D) 175 (Dec)

Broda Agro Trade (Cyprus) Ltd v Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH [2009] EWHC 3318 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 176 (Dec)

Reed Smith has announced the appointment of Siân Fellows and Jimmy Theodorou to its partnership.

Plexus Law has announced the appointment of three new partners at its Leeds office.

James Hill, Felicia de Laat, Joel Hernandez & Michael Williams have been invited to become partners of Mourant LP effective from 1 February 2010.

Lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice Jack Straw has announced the appointment of Frances Patterson QC as a law commissioner

Civil Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2009 (SI 2009/3390)

Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No 2) Order 2009 (SI 2009/3354)

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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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