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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7492

30 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Hill Dickinson has appointed Tricia Cottrell as head of family in its commercial litigation practice area.

Tom Hennessey looks at the curious case of the protesters who won’t leave...

Justice secretary will not scrap chief coroner but blocks appeals for bereaved

Civil Justice Council publishes voluntary code of conduct

Business secretary announces employment law overhaul

Compensation for holidaying Britons injured abroad could fall in value after a decision by the ECJ

Ministry of Justice attacked by National Audit Office over uncollected debts

President of the family division expresses concerns over plans to remove public funding from private law family work

Lay employment tribunal members add value according to study

Demand rises for restructuring & insolvency lawyers as economy falters once more

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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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