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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7428

29 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Steven O’Sullivan advocates the policy of notification, notification, notification

Daniel Greenberg laments the introduction of nonsense legislation

John Kyriacou has been appointed partner in Penningtons’ London office, joining its clinical negligence team.

Commercial litigation specialist Richard Slaven is to join Pinsent Masons as a partner along with Mike Edge, who joins the firm as head of the property team.

Malcolm Davis-White QC of 4 Stone Buildings was elected as the new chairman of the Chancery Bar Association at the Association’s AGM earlier this month.

Matt Hutchings has joined 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square as a member of its civil litigation, property, housing, local government and public law groups.

Derek Walsh has joined global insurer RSA as its new general counsel.

A Dutch court has found multinational, Trafigura, guilty of delivering hazardous waste to Amsterdam while concealing the true nature of the load

Ministry announcement expected in the Autumn

Reform of tribunal system high on agenda as claims soar

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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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