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23 February 2015
Issue: 7642 / Categories: Legal News
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Halsbury’s birthday

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Halsbury’s Laws of England Current Service—a legal alert service run by publishers LexisNexis—has celebrated its 500th issue.

The Current Service keeps readers informed of the endless onslaught of primary and secondary legislation, case law and policy change. It has expanded considerably from its origins as a monthly printed update to its current, continually updated, online form, and it has kept its editorial team busy. Between 1974, when it began, and 2014, Parliament issued 73,651 SIs, 1,863 Acts, 23 Welsh Measures and 16 Welsh Acts. 

Claire Melvin, head of Halsbury’s Laws, says: “The legal world was very different when we began the Current Service back in 1974. What is great to see, however, is that we still have customers benefiting from the work the Halsbury’s team do reviewing the impact of the latest cases and legislation in our monthly print services and the fortnightly updates we provide to volumes online.”

 

Issue: 7642 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Chief information officer appointment strengthens technology leadership

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Firm strengthens Wilmslow team with two solicitor appointments

DWF—Ian Plumley

DWF—Ian Plumley

Londoninsurance and reinsurance practice announces partner appointment

NEWS
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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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