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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7461 + 7462

14 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Geoffrey Bindman recounts life as Sue Grabbit & Runne

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has published the list of panel deputies it has appointed.

Olswang welcomes David Bunker, Victoria Gaskell, Simone Ketchell, Ruth Marken and Mat Speed from 1 May.

Damian White has joined HBJ claim solutions, as a partner specialising in employer and public liability cases in their Glasgow office.

A joint team from The College of Law in York and University of York Law School have demonstrated their advocacy skills by winning the Beachcroft Mooting Shield.

Aggressive or misleading trading acts to be outlawed

Solution to improve workload issues is to increase the judiciary

New measures to improve procedures for handling mesothelioma and other disease compensation claims have come into effect.

A campaign to reduce the burden on solicitors of the money laundering regulations has taken a major step forward, according to the Law Society.

A county court judge’s exercise of discretion in deciding a sensitive relocation case cannot be interfered with unless there is a “sufficient error of law” in the balancing exercise, the Court of Appeal has held.

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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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