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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7451

01 February 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Boodle Hatfield has appointed solicitor, Mark Lindley to the private client team.

APIL chief executive Denise Kitchener is set to leave after 18 years to take up a new challenge in personal injury law.

The Environmental Law Foundation has announced that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has agreed to assume the presidency of the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) with immediate effect for a fixed three year term.

Hidden fees and disappearing companies are just some of the threats posed to consumers by “cowboy” will writers.

Council snoops out in new “control orders-lite” plan

A career as a legal aid lawyer could soon be out of reach to those from low income backgrounds, as a result of cuts to the sector.

Lord Justice Thomas is to chair an advisory group on the quality assurance of advocates (QAA) scheme

The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) has seen a 40% increase in the number of entrants for its level 3 Professional Diploma in Law and Practice exam

Lawyers question proposed shake-up to employment tribunal system

The term “domestic violence” includes threatening or intimidating behaviour which may give rise to the risk of harm, the Supreme Court has ruled.

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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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