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16 November 2015
Issue: 7677 / Categories: Legal News
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Debating Strasbourg

Sir Stephen Sedley, a former Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal, and The Right Honourable Ann Power-Forde, a former European Court of Human Rights judge, are to discuss the Strasbourg Court at a fund-raising debate by the AIRE Centre.

AIRE, which has been involved in more than 100 cases before the European Court of Human Rights in its 22 years, is holding a panel-discussion on the subject: “What has Strasbourg ever done for us?

Sedley LJ and Power-Forde will be joined by AIRE founder Nuala Mole, barristers Adam Wagner and Parosha Chandran, and leading immigration specialist Raza Husain QC. The panel will be chaired by legal journalist Joshua Rozenberg. The event is sponsored by Linkaters, who are also hosting the event at their Silk Street offices on Thursday, 26 November.

Wine and hot canapés will be served, there will be a silent auction for such goodies as collectible art pieces and a chance to stay in a villa in Attica, Greece, a legal quiz and music from a live band, The Containers.

Doors open at 6:15pm. The dress code is "wear something blue" and tickets are available here or find out more from kbbarker@airecentre.org.

 

Issue: 7677 / Categories: Legal News
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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
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
Recent allegations surrounding Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have reignited scrutiny of the ancient common law offence of misconduct in public office. Writing in NLJ this week, Simon Parsons, teaching fellow at Bath Spa University, asks whether their conduct could clear a notoriously high legal hurdle
A landmark ruling has reshaped child clinical negligence claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Jodi Newton, head of birth and paediatric negligence at Osbornes Law, explains how the Supreme Court in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5 has overturned Croke v Wiseman, ending the long-standing bar on children recovering ‘lost years’ earnings
A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996
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