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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7411 & 7412

01 April 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Keith Patten examines the complex & inconsistent area of PI limitation law

Paula Harris charts the top EU legal developments for litigators in 2010

The Kings’ Chambers costs team clarify costs arguments after two recent decisions

The Supreme Court will decide in October, says Rakesh Bassi

First Plus Financial Group v Hewett [2010] EWCA Civ 312, [2010] All ER (D) 248 (Mar)

One Search Direct Holdings Ltd (formerly SPH Holdings Ltd) (trading as OneSearch Direct) v York City Council [2010] EWHC 590 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 198 (Mar)

The complexities of the illegality defence could soon be history. David Hertzell & Caroline Lody explain why

Paul Randolph asks why litigation is so often preferred to mediation

The clock is counting down to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) new Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) which will replace the transfer system first introduced 20 years ago.

Yvonne Smyth takes the temperature of the legal job market

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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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