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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7513

10 May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Tim Lawson-Cruttenden suggests an Olympian counter-anarchy strategy

Richard Chapman raises the alarm over county court counter closures

Eighty years on, Keith Patten traces the legacy of Donoghue v Stevenson

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter consider tactics for the recovery of costs in employment cases

Ancillary relief v confiscation proceedings: what takes priority, asks Sarah Wood

It is impossible to draw a line under boundary disputes, discovers Jonathan Fowles

Back where we started & bankruptcy blows

Ahmad and others v United Kingdom (App Nos 24027/07, 11949/08, 36742/08, 66911/09 and 67354/09) [2012] All ER (D) 148 (Apr)

AA (Somalia) v Entry Clearance officer (Addis Ababa) [2012] EWCA Civ 563, [2012] All ER (D) 06 (May)

R (on the application of Gallastegui) v Westminster City Council [2012] EWHC 1123 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 144 (Apr)

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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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