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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7807

07 September 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

John Gould delves into the details behind EY’s acquisition of Riverview Law: all hot air, or law firms beware?

It’s time for lawyers to get smart about artificial intelligence. Nancy Jessen reports

Suspended possession reversal; cornet holder catch up; boost for gamblers; tax penalty escape.

This week: attachment disobeyed; possession costs; questioning the expert; non-mol undertakings.

Keith Wilding reviews the Mental Health Act & considers some ambitious proposals for a brighter future

Simon Parsons reflects on the dishonesty test as the first anniversary of Ivey approaches

David Locke & Carmel Shachar consider the impact of globalised medicine on withdrawal of treatment decisions in the UK

David Burrows examines the decision in Mills v Mills & what it means for maintenance for a dependent spouse

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Mark Hastings, Quillon Law

NLJ Career Profile: Mark Hastings, Quillon Law

Mark Hastings, founding partner of Quillon Law, on turning dreams into reality and pushing back on preconceptions about partnership

Kingsley Napley—Silvia Devecchi

Kingsley Napley—Silvia Devecchi

New family law partner for Italian and international clients appointed

Mishcon de Reya—Susannah Kintish

Mishcon de Reya—Susannah Kintish

Firm elects new chair of tier 1 ranked employment department

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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