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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7441

11 November 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

In-house lawyers can play a key role in generating revenue for their companies.

Landmark ruling increases protection for social housing tenants

Judge rules injunction celebrity should be named

Paragon Law has appointed Ghuffar Usman as an associate.

Abney Garsden McDonald solicitors are to celebrate their 25th anniversary on 3 December.

Barlow Robbins LLP has promoted Ray Black, to partner. He joined the firm in 2006 and is the firm’s first non-lawyer partner.

Legal Action Group (LAG) announce that Lord Justice Jackson will be hosting a lecture on 29 November picking up themes from his recent report and review of civil litigation costs.

Eversheds has appointed associate Kirsty Stewart.

Maria Scotland, of 7 Bedford Row Chambers, has been named the winner of the 14th Annual Sydney Elland Goldsmith Bar Pro Bono award.

Unite union has lost its appeal against British Airways’s decision to reduce the number of cabin crew on its flights.

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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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