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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7460

07 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Les Laboratoires Servier and another v Apotex Inc and others [2011] EWHC 730 (Pat), [2011] All ER (D) 318 (Mar)

Football Dataco Ltd and other companies v Sportrader GmbH and another [2011] EWCA Civ 330, [2011] All ER (D) 322 (Mar)

Lawyers have a lot to learn from non legal, savvy professionals, says Allan Carton

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

The Tribunals Service is coping with the demands of an increased workload – despite increased demand

The new Family Procedure Rules 2010 came into force this week (6 April)

Law Society stats show there were 150,128 solicitors on the Roll at the end of last summer

BPP Law School’s Streetlaw Homeless programme carried off the prize for best team of students at this year’s LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards, held last week in the House of Commons.

Adult social care law is a complex and confusing area, and people struggle
to understand their basic legal rights.

Children can wait “well over a year” for the family justice system to determine their future, an independent review panel has found.

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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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