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07 January 2010
Issue: 7399 / Categories: Legal News
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Litigation guru joins NLJ as consultant editor

David Greene, a partner at Edwin Coe LLP and president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, has been appointed consultant editor of NLJ.

David Greene, a partner at Edwin Coe LLP and president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, has been appointed consultant editor of NLJ.

David is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a CEDR accredited mediator.

Managing editor Elsa Booth says: “David’s extensive experience as a litigator, mediator and arbitrator means he can provide expert guidance and advice to the NLJ team and ensure the magazine remains at the forefront of legal debate in the civil litigation arena.”

As part of his new role David will co-chair NLJ’s free webinar on the final Jackson report next week.

David says: “I am delighted to be more closely associated with NLJ, which has always played a significant part in setting the legal agenda—and never more so than now, as demonstrated by next week’s innovative Jackson webcast.”

 

Issue: 7399 / Categories: Legal News
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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
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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