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24 January 2020
Issue: 7871 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Legal Personality of the Year

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It's time to cast your vote for Legal Personality of the Year at this year’s LexisNexis Legal Awards

 

Choose one of the five people on the shortlist:

  • Emilie Cole, of Irwin Mitchell, acted for District Judge Claire Gilham, securing a landmark judgment that judges are entitled to whistleblower protections.
  • Gresham Professor of Law and family silk Jo Delahunty QC spoke out on issues such as sexual harassment, judicial bullying, PTSD and mental health risks for lawyers.
  • Criminal silk Chris Henley QC led a successful campaign for higher fees for criminal work, while chair of the Criminal Bar Association.
  • Lord Pannick QC secured victory for campaigner Gina Miller in the Supreme Court case on prorogation.
  • Ryan Whelan, associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, worked pro bono with campaigner Gina Martin to help make ‘upskirting’ a criminal offence through the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019.

The awards take place in London on 11 March. Vote by 5pm on 12 February at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/personality2020.  (Last year's winner, Michael Mylonas QC, Serjeants' Inn Chambers, is pictured above)

Issue: 7871 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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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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