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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8089

11 October 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
Iain Young discusses the emerging legal landscape of digital assets in England & Scotland
Secured loans based on sham authorisation: Fred Philpott explains the shady world of illegal lending
Nisha Waller & Naïma Sakande put the case for abolishing majority jury verdicts

Delving into the realms of what feels like sci-fi but is actually already here, Harry Lambert, barrister at Crown Office Chambers and founder of the Institute of Neurotechnology & Law, continues his fascinating NLJ series on neurorights

Roger Smith reflects on the radical vision that created law centres & left a lasting legacy

Sir Keir Starmer’s government is making good on its manifesto pledge to evict the hereditary peers. In this week’s NLJ, Neil Parpworth of Leicester De Montfort Law School examines the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

Ne’er a borrower nor a lender be, as the old saying goes. In this week’s NLJ, Fred Philpott, Gough Square Chambers, explores the world of illegal lending, which ruthlessly preys on the desperate & vulnerable

NLJ serves up a double helping of crypto this week. First, Andrew Bird KC takes a detailed look at the powers to freeze and destroy digital assets. Next up, Iain Young covers the legal landscape of crypto in Scotland & England

Better protection is needed for whistleblowers, writes Will Burrows, partner, Bloomsbury Square Employment Law, in this week’s NLJ

The state now recognises that cryptoassets are being used to trade & hold the proceeds of crime. Andrew Bird KC examines the new regulatory powers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Paula Myers to private capital team in Leeds

mfg Solicitors—five promotions

mfg Solicitors—five promotions

Law firm mfg Solicitors announces five promotions at Birmingham office

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

NEWS

Family set expands with the formal integration of 4 Brick Court into 42BR Barristers

The Court of Appeal has issued a stern warning to lawyers engaging in the practice of ‘privilege hunting’—obtaining an opponent’s legally privileged information through dishonest means
Legal executives have given a lukewarm reception to the Legal Services Board’s (LSB’s) final report from its regulatory review into Mazur advice and guidance
A homeless single parent offered accommodation in Derby has lost her Supreme Court appeal against the London council making the offer
The Kingdom of Bahrain does not enjoy sovereign immunity from allegations it used surveillance software to spy on dissidents in the UK, the Supreme Court has held
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