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Spencer v Anderson (Paternity Testing: Jurisdiction) [2016] EWHC 851 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 140 (Apr)

Environment Agency v Gibbs and another [2016] EWHC 843 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 106 (Apr)

Webb v Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWCA Civ 365, [2016] All ER (D) 103 (Apr)

Sparks and others v Department for Transport [2016] EWCA Civ 360, [2016] All ER (D) 94 (Apr)

R (on the application of Nouazli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 16, [2016] All ER (D) 133 (Apr)

Shipowners’ Mutual Protection And Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) v Containerships Denizcilik Nakliyat Ve Ticaret AS [2016] EWCA Civ 386, [2016] All ER (D) 141 (Apr)

Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] EWCA Civ 376, [2016] All ER (D) 143 (Apr)

Asset Land Investment plc and another v Financial Conduct Authority [2016] UKSC 17, [2016] All ER (D) 131 (Apr)

Lynn Shellfish Ltd and another v Loose and another [2016] UKSC 14, [2016] All ER (D) 75 (Apr)

Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources plc (The Arctic III) [2016] EWCA Civ 372, [2016] All ER (D) 68 (Apr)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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

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
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