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Caroline Shea KC and Richard Miller of Falcon Chambers examine the growing judicial focus on 'cynical breach' in restrictive covenant cases, in this week's issue of NLJ

Developers beware: cynical breach cases are on the rise, write Caroline Shea KC & Richard Miller

A landmark decision of the Upper Tribunal has widened the scope of cladding remediation: Bhavini Patel reports

In this week's NLJ, Bhavini Patel of Howard Kennedy LLP reports on Almacantar v De Valk [2025], a landmark Upper Tribunal ruling extending protection for leaseholders under the Building Safety Act 2022

Leaseholders are not liable to pay for the cost of remediating dangerous cladding, the Upper Tribunal has held

Diane Dickson examines the legal framework for green building, explaining the latest changes & their impact on practitioners & clients

Imogen Dodds & Jamie Sutherland consider a Hong Kong case that gives clarity on limitation periods in constructive trust claims

Incompetence, dishonesty and greed led to the Grenfell Tower fire and the deaths of 72 people, Sir Martin Moore-Bick has concluded in his final report

The government has lifted a ‘de facto ban’ on onshore windfarms in England, with immediate effect, as part of an overhaul of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

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NLJ this week: The legal aid pioneer who changed the profession

Peter Kandler’s honorary KC marks long-overdue recognition of a man who helped prise open a closed legal world. In NLJ this week, Roger Smith, columnist and former director of JUSTICE, traces how Kandler founded the UK’s first law centre in 1970, challenging a profession that was largely seen as 'fixers for the rich and apologists for criminals'

NLJ this week: When AI hallucinates, lawyers risk real-world sanctions

The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools

NLJ this week: Next gen wealth planning meets modern family reality

The next generation is inheriting more than assets—it is inheriting complexity. Writing in NLJ this week, experts from Penningtons Manches Cooper chart how global mobility, blended families and evolving values are reshaping private wealth advice

NLJ this week: Game on as AI reshapes sport

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming sport, from recruitment and training to officiating and fan engagement. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dr Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys at Law explains how AI now influences everything from injury prevention to tactical decisions, with clubs using tools such as ‘TacticAI’ to gain competitive edges

NLJ this week: Stuck in the past?

The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness

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Construction

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Declan Goodwin & Elinor Owen

Hill Dickinson—Joz Coetzer & Marc Naidoo

Switalskis—11 promotions