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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7556

19 April 2013
IN THIS ISSUE
Jonathan Smithers—The Law Society

LS appoints next deputy vice president

18 April 2013
The new model Premium Content

What now for the victims of the legal aid cuts, asks Roger Smith

18 April 2013 / Roger Smith
Asleep at the wheel? Premium Content

The government is driving dangerously, says Nicholas Bevan

18 April 2013 / Nicholas Bevan
A tricky path Premium Content

Sam Cherry advocates streamlining title investigation

18 April 2013 / Sam Cherry
RTA plans “deeply flawed & partial”

PI lawyer warns that government proposals make no attempt to address defects in law

18 April 2013
Cost of justice too high?

Environmental proceedings must not be “prohibitively expensive”

18 April 2013
Conveyancers hit by fraudsters & launderers

SRA report demonstrates widespread conveyancing fraud

18 April 2013
Family reform deadlines must be met

Head of family division puts his foot down

18 April 2013
Closing the gap

Report shows gap between private practice & in-house salaries is shrinking

18 April 2013
NHS appointment

Hill Dickinson appointed to NHS framework agreement

18 April 2013
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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
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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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