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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7503

29 February 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

A hands-off approach serves the litigation funding market well, says Angus Nurse

R (on the application of HA) v Hillingdon London Borough [2012] EWHC 291 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 134 (Feb)

Dockerill and another (minors by their litigation friend) v Tullett; Macefield (a minor by his litigation friend) v Bakos; Tubridy (by her litigation friend) v Sarwar [2012] EWCA Civ 184, [2012] All ER (D) 167 (Feb)

R (on the application of Aldhouse) v Royal Government of Thailand and another [2012] EWHC 191 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 139 (Feb)

City of London Corporation v Samede and others [2012] EWCA Civ 160, [2012] All ER (D) 153 (Feb)

Lloyds TSB Bank plc v Markandan & Uddin [2012] EWCA Civ 65, [2012] All ER (D) 62 (Feb)

R v Gul [2012] EWCA Crim 280, [2012] All ER (D) 141 (Feb)

Hall and another v Bull and another [2012] EWCA Civ 83, [2012] All ER (D) 73 (Feb)

Geoffrey Bindman QC celebrates Daniel Isaac Eaton: a champion of free expression

HLE blogger Simon Hetherington ponders the sentence for the Croydon arsonist

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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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