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Lords serve up teacakes verdict

It’s a £3.5m question: “Is a teacake a biscuit or a cake?”

12 February 2009
Insurance database plea

Insurance

12 February 2009
The fraud litigation spiral Premium Content

An economy in decline means increased fraud detection say Andrew Mitchell QC & Simon Taylor

05 February 2009 / Simon Taylor / Andrew Mitchell KC
Banking on UCTA Premium Content

Christopher Coffin & Sarah Quilliam look for guarantees in commercial contracts

05 February 2009
Civil Way: 23 January 2009 Premium Content

Litigious back-scratching in Europe
The lack of success fee
Fast track limit up

22 January 2009 / Stephen Gold
Revenue Assistance Premium Content

HMRC Production Orders have changed. Maria Piggin explains how

22 January 2009 / Maria Piggin
A shock to the system Premium Content

Digicel is a reminder to litigators that it is good to talk say Ed Sautter & Alfred Church

22 January 2009 / Ed Sautter / Alfred Church
Kill Bill 2? Premium Content

Paul Brehony & Iain Daniels explain why directors are losing sleep over new health & safety legislation

22 January 2009 / Iain Daniels / Paul Brehony
The taxman cometh Premium Content

Mark Sharpley explains how to keep the taxman at bay...

22 January 2009 / Mark Sharpley
Legislation round-up Premium Content

Legislation news update

21 January 2009
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Kennedys—Milan Devani

Kennedys—Milan Devani

Chief information officer appointment strengthens technology leadership

Maguire Family Law—Hannah Barlow & Sophie Hughes

Maguire Family Law—Hannah Barlow & Sophie Hughes

Firm strengthens Wilmslow team with two solicitor appointments

DWF—Ian Plumley

DWF—Ian Plumley

Londoninsurance and reinsurance practice announces partner appointment

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NLJ this week: Tightening the screws on JCT terminations
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive ruling on termination under the JCT Design & Build form. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Singer KC and Jonathan Ward, of Kings Chambers, analyse Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1, which restores the first-instance decision and curbs contractors’ termination rights for repeated late payment
NLJ this week: Old rules, fresh warnings in employment law
Secondments, disciplinary procedures and appeal chaos all feature in a quartet of recent rulings. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, examines how established principles are being tested in modern disputes
NLJ this week: The rise of the ‘ChatGPT client’ rattles the profession
The AI revolution is no longer a distant murmur—it’s at the client’s desk. Writing in NLJ this week, Peter Ambrose, CEO of The Partnership and Legalito, warns that the ‘AI chickens’ have ‘come home to roost’, transforming not just legal practice but the lawyer–client relationship itself
NLJ this week: Surrogacy children caught in succession gap
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
NLJ this week: Online safety law at a crossroads
Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design
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