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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7422

17 June 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Hiked premiums, fewer indemnity insurance providers

No justification for shootings, states Saville Report

Three Labour MPs and a Tory Peer accused of false accounting over their expenses claims cannot invoke Parliamentary privilege and could now face a criminal trial, the Crown court has held.

A group of alleged child abuse victims have succeeded in winning compensation from Manchester City Council for their treatment in children’s homes from the 1950s—1990s.

The government has ordered a review of the UK’s health and safety laws, reviving the debate about the so-called “compensation culture” in the UK.
Lord Young, who served as trade and industry secretary under Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, is to lead the review. He is expected to report to the prime minister later this summer.

Lord Lester is a shrewd and experienced campaigner with an eye for where progress can be made. Publication of his draft Defamation Bill was characteristically timely. Heat is building up on this issue.

Brent McDonald provides some clarity to the correct approach in cases involving trips abroad

How will the case of Edwards influence the future of wrongful dismissal claims? Spencer Keen & Jennifer Lee report

Rachel Morgan sheds light on hostile family break-ups & the use of a judicial weapon of last resort

Annette Cafferkey provides an update on public law defences & discrimination

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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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