header-logo header-logo

Just rewards & employee brilliance: getting the right fit. Christopher de Mauny reports

Jenny Pattison on letters of intent in the construction industry

Damages or injunctions? Willie Manners & Jonathan Pratt report

The Insider finds selling property in a dodgy area a tricky prospect

James Driscoll explores when it's reasonable to call a building a house

Is it safe to complete on the basis of an undertaking? ask Malcolm Dowden & Elinor Clark

Sinclair (in his capacity as the former receiver) v Glatt and others [2009] EWCA Civ 176 [2009] All ER (D) 149 (Mar)

Seeking possession under grounds 8, 10 & 11 for rent arrears. Michael Walsh explains

Palm Developments Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2009] EWHC 220 (Admin), [2009] EWHC 220 (Admin)

Queen’s Bench Division, Administrative Court, Cranston J, 13 February 2009

Malcolm Dowden analyses the implications of Harvey on tenancy deposit schemes

Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Investigations and corporate crime expert joins as partner

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Veteran funds specialist joins investment funds team

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield

Firm enhances competition practice with London partner hire

NEWS
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
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
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
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’
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
back-to-top-scroll