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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7561

24 May 2013

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The law in relation to secondary psychiatric injury is almost universally accepted to be a mess, says Keith Patten

Solicitors must take care when handling client accounts, warns Simon Love

When is a tenancy deposit not a tenancy deposit? Mathew McDermott reports on Johnson v Old

Peter Vaines ponders the intelligent businessman & pesky postal services

Wyatt v Vince [2013] EWCA Civ 495, [2013] All ER (D) 96 (May)

Joint Stock Company “Aeroflot Russian Airlines” v Berezovsky and others [2013] EWHC 1210 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 158 (May)

RC Brewery Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2013] EWHC 1184 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 130 (May)

Dhunna v Creditsights Ltd UKEAT/0246/12/LA, [2013] All ER (D) 133 (May)

R (on the application of Barclay and another) v Secretary of State for Justice and others [2013] EWHC 1183 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 123 (May)

Darbyshire v Turpin and another [2013] EWHC 954 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 161 (May)

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NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

Ken Fowlie, chairman of Stowe Family Law, reflects on more than 30 years in legal services after ‘falling into law’

Gardner Leader—Michelle Morgan & Catherine Morris

Regional law firm expands employment team with partner and senior associate hires

Freeths—Carly Harwood & Tom Newton

Nottinghamtrusts, estates and tax team welcomes two senior associates

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‘Lost years’ precedent overturned

Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment

NLJ this week: Neutral counsel in a polarised age

The cab-rank rule remains a bulwark of the rule of law, yet lawyers are increasingly judged by their clients’ causes. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian McDougall, president of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, warns that conflating representation with endorsement is a ‘clear and present danger’

NLJ this week: Short lets & sharp covenants

Holiday lets may promise easy returns, but restrictive covenants can swiftly scupper plans. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Francis of Serle Court recounts how covenants limiting use to a ‘private dwelling house’ or ‘private residence’ have repeatedly defeated short-term letting schemes

NLJ this week: Justice at the algorithm’s edge

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in the civil courts, but regulation lags behind practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Roe of Baker McKenzie charts a landscape where AI assists with transcription, case management and document handling, yet raises acute concerns over evidence, advocacy and even judgment-writing

NLJ this week: When ‘milk’ really means milk

The Supreme Court has drawn a firm line under branding creativity in regulated markets. In Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB, it ruled that Oatly’s ‘post-milk generation’ trade mark unlawfully deployed a protected dairy designation. In NLJ this week, Asima Rana of DWF explains that the court prioritised ‘regulatory clarity over creative branding choices’, holding that ‘designation’ extends beyond product names to marketing slogans

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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7561

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Ken Fowlie, Stowe Family Law

Gardner Leader—Michelle Morgan & Catherine Morris

Freeths—Carly Harwood & Tom Newton