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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7401

20 January 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Tribunal awards down; bank charge claims set to revive; ruling on missing credit agreement defence

Ross and another v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2010] EWHC 13 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 49 (Jan)

Gillan and another v United Kingdom [2010] ECHR 4158/05, [2010] All ER (D) 40 (Jan)

Sondy v Crown Prosecution Service [2010] All ER (D) 41 (Jan)

Geoffrey Bindman on receiving his fiftieth practising certificate

In-house lawyers step up campaign against fee anomalies.

The government has agreed to implement Competition Commission recommendations for a supermarket ombudsman and watchdog.

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has proposed a dramatic cut to the success fees lawyers can charge for winning defamation cases, days after the publication of Jackson LJ’s final report.

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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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