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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7547

06 January 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Henry v NGN demonstrates a firmer line needs to be taken on costs budgeting, says Dominic Regan

The legal profession needs to wake up and smell the coffee, warns Andrew Parker

Has a recent High Court ruling created a new concept of accidental dismissal? Peter Taheri reports

Should vulnerable people who provide information on alleged abuse be entitled to public interest immunity? David Burrows investigates

Meghann McTague examines the impact of recent case law on the scope of vicarious liability in abuse claims

Nicholas Bevan continues his series on compensating RTA victims & finds our national law provision wanting

A recent High Court decision appears to sound another blow for landlords. Siobhan Jones reports

Liquidators can apply the hindsight principle when assessing whether a company is past the point of no return, reports Simon Duncan

Tom Bell debates the pros & cons of disapplying CPR 36.14

Wall v Mutuelle De Poitiers Assurances [2013] EWHC 53 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 208 (Jan)

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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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