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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7529

13 September 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Jennifer James mourns the end of a sporting season

Roger Smith rounds up recent human rights developments

HLE blogger James Wilson examines the controversy surrounding religion in the workplace

David Greene counts down to the civil justice “Big Bang”

Jon Robins pays tribute to an establishment maverick

RJW Slater & Gordon has announced the appointment of principal lawyer Margaret Heathcote to head its family practice’s London department

Nottingham law firm Rothera Dowson has appointed a new solicitor to its commercial litigation team

Stephens Scown LLP has strengthened its planning team in Truro with the appointment of two new planning lawyers

Appointment to Plexus professional indemnity team

Kirsty Heyes, from Bolton-based Keoghs, has been shortlisted for Young Fraud Investigator of the Year in this year’s Insurance Fraud Awards

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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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