THIS ISSUE
Cryptocurrencies under common law: are we there yet, asks Valya Georgieva
Michael Zander on the final stages
The High Court has upheld a widow’s right to bring a claim against her husband’s estate more than 26 years after grant of probate
Lawyers gave a mixed reaction to news that cameras will be allowed in the Crown Court as early as April or May this year
It's time to cast your vote for Legal Personality of the Year at this year’s LexisNexis Legal Awards
John Cooper QC makes a case for open justice
Dr Ping-fat Sze comments on the Hong Kong court’s compromise on the criminalisation of protest & shares his concerns about the rule of law & the future of justice
Flavia Kenyon outlines the increasing threat of ransomware cyber attacks on big business
Policy v principle: Dr Michael Arnheim puts the case for codification
Radical reforms are coming but all will be well, says Dominic Regan
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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DWF—19 appointments
Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments
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Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga
Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire
Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan
Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds
NEWS
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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