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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7255

11 January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

R v Richardson [2006] EWCA Crim 3186, [2006] EWCA Crim 3186

Issues of costs overshadow any litigation. Richard Harrison identifies some specific areas where the assessment system might be reformed

Coombe v DPP [2006] EWHC 3263 (Admin), [2006] All ER (D) 296 (Dec):

Details of the level and quality of expert witness training will be published in the summer after Penny Cooper, associate dean of the Inns of Court School of Law, won funding from City University for a research project.

In brief

The usher casts a critical eye over judicial movements and wryly foxtrots into the New Year

Reichman v Beveridge [2006] EWCA Civ 1659, [2006] All ER (D) 186 (Dec):

Tweed v Parades Commission for Northern Ireland [2006] UKHL 53, [2006] All ER (D) 175 (Dec):

Williams v Richmond Court (Swansea) Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 1719, [2006] All ER (D) 218 (Dec):

Stallwood v David; Stallwood v
Adamson [2006] EWHC 2600 (QB), [2006] All ER (D) 286 (Oct):

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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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