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A lame duck? Premium Content

Alistair Darling and the Pre Budget Report proved to be a disappointing combination, says Peter Vaines

28 November 2008 / Peter Vaines
Reforming bribery Premium Content

News in brief

27 November 2008
A sleeper in the attic Premium Content

Philip Davis & Graham Ludlam muse on the rights and liabilities associated with hidden treasures

27 November 2008 / Philip Davis / Graham Ludlam
The vanishing exception Premium Content

Part one: How rare are exceptions to the no reflective loss principle? ask Victor Joffe QC & James Mather

27 November 2008 / Victor Joffe KC / James Mather
Daylight in asbestos fight Premium Content

Victory at last for asbestos sufferers in landmark battle for justice

27 November 2008
An uncertain art Premium Content

Who should bear the risk of market volatility? Ian Gascoigne reports

13 November 2008
Commercial landlords benefit from Raguz ruling

House of Lords restores common sense to commercial property market

06 November 2008
Civil service Premium Content

William Christopher explains why he recommends pursuing perpetrators of fraud in civil courts

06 November 2008
Forum shopping takes a knock

No place in London for battle of Russian oligarchs

06 November 2008
Taxing matters Premium Content

Peter Vaines discusses the latest Revenue cases and decisions

30 October 2008
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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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