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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7281

12 July 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Victoria von Wachter explores how far courts will go to avoid lifting the corporate veil

Niziol v The District Law Court in Tarnobrzeg Poland [2007] EWCA Civ 596

ASM Shipping Ltd v Harris and others [2007] EWHC 1513 (Comm), [2007] All ER (D) 364 (Jun)

Public authorities should have a duty of care to parents as well as children in suspected child abuse cases, says Seamus Burns

Contour Homes Ltd v Rowen [2007] All ER (D) 310 (Jun)

AF Noonan (Architectural Practice) Ltd v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Community Football Club Ltd [2007] All ER (D) 10 (Jul)

In brief

tenants: the right to know >>
Domestic violence warrants live >>
Without prejudice proximity test >>
fatter cats >>
Family blues >>

How can IT litigators fight back against anonymous e-commerce wrongdoers? Andrew Horrocks and Jack Cundy investigate

Ewing v Davis [unreported 2 July 2007]

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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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