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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7466

19 May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Why does the practice form for approval of a child settlement (N292) provide for a stay of proceedings...

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Goodbye expert witness immunity, hello higher insurance premiums, says Penny Cooper

International law firm Reed Smith is pleased to announce the appointment of partner Brett Hillis to its energy and natural resources group.

DWF has appointed litigation lawyer Jason Blakey as a director to its commercial litigation team in Leeds.

MFG Solicitors has promoted two new partners and an associate.

McGrigors has announced three new hires.

The Law Society is inviting legal professionals from across England and Wales to enter the fifth annual Excellence Awards 2011.

Employers have backed a call for stronger powers for tribunals to strike out weak or vexatious claims.

MPs were told how proposed changes to litigation funding will be more complicated and lead to greater uncertainty.

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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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