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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7550

28 February 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Re J (children) (care proceedings: past ‘possible perpetrators’ in new family unit) [2013] UKSC 9, [2013] All ER (D) 232 (Feb)

Sharif v Camden London Borough [2013] UKSC 10, [2013] All ER (D) 229 (Feb)

Dominic Regan delves into the sometimes illogical world of vicarious liability law

What remedy, if any, might be available to consumers duped into eating horsemeat? Max Weaver investigates

Previous harm to child is not an indication that another child is "likely to suffer" in future

Eighty-four lawyers celebrate successful QC applications

Large number of firms considering ABS move with non-solicitors' business

Lawyers pay tribute to founder of Resolution

Helena Kennedy QC calls on law firms to support tax reclaiming schemes

SRA litigation panel tender

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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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