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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7651

08 May 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Hemming (trading as Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) v Westminster City Council [2015] UKSC 25, [2015] All ER (D) 226 (Apr)

Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA sub nom Re Olympic Airlines SA [2015] UKSC 27, [2015] All ER (D) 224 (Apr)

Thomas Jervis salutes the landmark product liability ruling in Boston Scientific

R (on the application of ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2015] UKSC 28, [2015] All ER (D) 221 (Apr)

Karen O’Sullivan examines the level of anonymity afforded to a child or protected party

Neil Parpworth examines the impact of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013

Alexander Hill-Smith reviews the new regime for high-cost short-term lending

University and College Union v University of Stirling (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 26, [2015] All ER (D) 222 (Apr)

Aitken v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] EWHC 1079 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 180 (Apr)

Re Representation of the People Act 1983; Re Mayoral Election for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets held on 22 May 2014 sub nom Erlam and others v Rahman and another [2015] Lexis Citation 58, [2015] All ER (D) 197 (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

HFW—Simon Petch

HFW—Simon Petch

Global shipping practice expands with experienced ship finance partner hire

Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Infrastructure specialist joins as partner in Glasgow office

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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